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(Photo : Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Resist Evictions Actions Taken Across New York City As Tenants Struggle To Pay Rent
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: A demonstrator holds up a sign as he listens to speakers during a Resist Evictions rally to protest evictions on August 10, 2020 in New York City. The Right to Counsel NYC Coalition organized a day of action across New York City for tenants who are struggling to pay rent due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the eviction moratorium which ended on August 6, for an extra 30 days.
Beer Licenses Approved At 5 Local Eateries Thursday, April 1, 2021 - by Gail Perry
Five new beer licenses were approved at the Thursday morning meeting of the Chattanooga Beer Board.
They include Party Fowl Hamilton Place which is opening in the former location of Bar Louie at 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. #238A. This will be the fifth location for the business and the first outside of Middle Tennessee, said owner Austin Smith. The restaurant specializes in Nashville hot chicken and offers “boozy slushies” and craft beer. The restaurant also has a patio with fire pits. The opening for friends and families is Saturday, which will be closed to the public. The official opening will be Monday, April 5.
By Bob Sanders - NH Business Review
• Feb 16, 2021
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Can New Hampshire spend $200 million in federal money to keep people in their homes when it wasn’t able to spend $20 million last year for the same purpose?
That’s the question being asked by state officials, housing activists, tenants and landlords while they wait – after the state’s Housing Relief Program ended on Dec. 18 – for the new federal Emergency Rental Assistance program to begin.
And no one really knows the answer.
“It depends on the universe of need that’s out there,” said Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the Department of Business and Economic Affairs and executive director of the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery, or GOFERR.
Renters in line for more relief
Published: 2/15/2021 7:32:28 AM
Can New Hampshire spend $200 million in federal money to keep people in their homes when it wasn’t able to spend $20 million last year for the same purpose?
That’s the question being asked by state officials, housing activists, tenants and landlords while they wait – after the state’s Housing Relief Program ended on Dec. 18 – for the new federal Emergency Rental Assistance program to begin.
And no one really knows the answer.
“It depends on the universe of need that’s out there,” said Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the Department of Business and Economic Affairs and executive director of the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery, or GOFERR.
Shadow seekers, billionaire tax, vaccines for cabbies: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY
Alabama
Montgomery: The state on Monday launched an online portal for people to check their eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations and make appointments. The Alabama Department of Public Health said the site at alcovidvaccine.gov will allow those eligible to make an appointment if shots are available in their county of choice. The portal also provides information about additional drive-thru and walk-in clinics being offered. Starting next Monday, Alabama will expand who is eligible for the vaccine to everyone 65 and older, educators, court officials, corrections officers, postal employees, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers. Currently, only people 75 and older, first responders, health care workers and long-term care reside