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Here's a closer look at how much money each state will receive from the relief bill: Alabama: $4.04 billion Alaska: $1.36 billion Arizona: $7.63 billion Arkansas: $2.81 billion California: $42.63 billion Colorado: $6.07 billion Connecticut: $4.35 billion Delaware: $1.36 billion District of Columbia: $1.62 billion Florida: $17.62 billion Georgia: $8.40 billion Hawaii: $2.27 billion Idaho: $1.89 billion Illinois: $13.71 billion Indiana: $5.86 billion Iowa: $2.69 billion Kansas: $2.72 billion Kentucky: $4.24 billion Louisiana: $5.19 billion Maine: $1.65 billion Maryland: $6.36 billion Massachusetts: $8.10 billion Michigan: $10.31 billion Minnesota: $4.88 billion Mississippi: $2.90 billion Missouri: $5.48 billion Montana: $1.37 billion Nebraska: $1.77 billion Nevada: $4.12 billion New Hampshire: $1.54 billion New Jersey: $10.19 billion New Mexico: $2.46 billion New York: $23.80 billion North Carolina: $8.94 billion North Dakota: $1.36 billion Ohio: $11.24 billion Oklahoma: $3.65 billion Oregon: $4.26 billion Pennsylvania: $13.72 billion Rhode Island: $1.78 billion South Carolina: $3.87 billion South Dakota: $1.37 billion Tennessee: $6.31 billion Texas: $27.62 billion Utah: $2.74 billion Vermont: $1.36 billion Virginia: $6.88 billion Washington: $7.10 billion West Virginia: $2.06 billion Wisconsin: $5.71 billion Wyoming: $1.36 billion
Ohio governor signs law making $465 million available for rent, utility assistance
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law on Tuesday morning that will provide millions of dollars to Ohioans for rent and utility relief during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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How much money each state will receive from Biden's coronavirus relief bill
The American Rescue Plan includes $350 billion in unfettered aid for state and local governments, with $195.3 billion directed toward state governments and Washington, and $130.2 billion allocated for local governments.
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Ohio to get $12 billion from American Rescue Plan. Here's how much your city and county would get
About $6.6 billion will go directly to 37 Ohio cities and all 88 counties as part of the $350 billion program created under the American Rescue Plan.
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How much money will your city get from the American Rescue Plan?
WASHINGTON, D. C. - After releasing billions of dollars in stimulus checks to individual taxpayers under the American Rescue Plan, the White House on Monday revealed the eye-popping amounts of money that state and local governments will start to collect this week under the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that President Joe Biden signed in March. The state of Ohio will collect more than ...
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Billions on the way: How much money is headed to your state, city from the COVID rescue plan
Billions on the way: How much money is headed to your state, city from the COVID rescue plan, Harbouchanews
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Amid the Catholic power struggle over abortion, Biden is upholding personal rights
Biden was not elected president to enforce the religious and moral beliefs of one group of citizens on all others.
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Liz Cheney - Wikipedia
Cheney is the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney. She held several positions in the U.S. State Department during the George W. Bush administration, notably as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and Coordinator for Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives.
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Biden names new federal judges, including a Bush nominee, with an emphasis on diversity
Biden is filling federal judgeships with an eye toward racial and professional diversity. The White House is now unveiling its next round of nominees.
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Democratic fissures start to show after Biden's first 100 days
Fissures within the Democratic Party are starting to open up after a three-month period in which liberals and centrists showed impressive unity at the opening of Joe Biden's presidency.Democrats rallied around one another in the divisive months after Biden's victory over former President Trump, never more so than when a mob fueled by misinformation about the election overwhelmed police and sacked the Capitol.Yet in recent days and weeks, the...
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Biden rolls out latest slate of judicial nominees
All three of Mr. Biden's picks to the U.S. circuit courts have experience as federal public defenders.
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How Much Coronavirus Funding Has Gone to Your State?
The effects of COVID-19 have prompted policymakers to provide financial aid across the U.S. Find out how much coronavirus funding has gone to your state with our interactive tool.
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House Republicans Oust a Defiant Liz Cheney for Her Repudiation of Trump’s Election Lies.
House Republicans purged Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming from their leadership ranks on Wednesday, voting to oust their No. 3 for her refusal to stay quiet about Donald J. Trump’s election lies, in a remarkable takedown of one of their own that reflected the party’s intolerance for dissent and unswerving fealty to the former president. The action came by voice vote during a brief but raucous closed-door meeting in an auditorium on Capitol...
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Juan R. Torruella - Wikipedia

was an American jurist from Puerto Rico. He served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1984 until his death, and as chief judge of that court from 1994 to 2001. He was the first and, to date, only Hispanic to serve on the First Circuit, which includes Puerto Rico.[1]

Before becoming an appellate judge, he served as a district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1974–1984. He was also a competitive sailor, competing for the Puerto Rican team at the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976

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