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Though still awaiting money from the latest federal coronavirus relief act, some governors and state lawmakers already are making plans to add the multibillion-dollar boon to their budgets. Among their priorities: bailing out depleted unemployment accounts, expanding high-speed internet and providing additional aid to schools and businesses. The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief law signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year contains $350 billion of flexible aid for state and local governments, plus billions of dollars more for specific programs such as housing assistance. Unlike earlier coronavirus aid, states have broad leeway to use the money to plug budget holes, invest in certain infrastructure or address the negative economic impacts of the pandemic. ....
BUCKLAND Although there were no contested races on the ballot for the annual town election on Tuesday, voters ratified by ballot a debt exclusion approved at the 2018 Annual Town Meeting.The election saw 158 voters cast their ballots out of a. ....
Buckland voters asked to retroactively approve debt exclusion in Tuesday election Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during Tuesday’s election at Buckland Town Hall, pictured. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Published: 5/2/2021 4:00:04 PM BUCKLAND Although there are no contested races on the ballot for the annual town election on Tuesday, voters will be asked to retroactively approve by ballot a debt exclusion approved at the 2018 Annual Town Meeting. Town Administrator Heather Butler explained that in 2018, Annual Town Meeting voters approved an article to borrow $230,000 for improvements to the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School. The vote, however, was contingent upon passing a debt exclusion, which means the town could borrow the money but wouldn’t have to make annual payments within the restrictions of Proposition 2½. ....
CADILLAC â âHe was at deathâs door anyway.â Amongst COVID-19 skeptics, hearing that COVID-19 killed an old and sick person doesnât always change their minds about how seriously they want to take the virus. Those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 were probably going to die soon anyway, the rationale goes. But that rationale is not supported by the numbers. More people really did die in 2020 than died in previous years. People have been dying during the year-long pandemic that might have lived out the year if they hadnât contracted the virus. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to the Cadillac News that Michigan saw deaths increase in 2020 and provided statistics as evidence. ....