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Millions of ‘unbanked’ Americans lack adequate access to financial services
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — It’s not well known, but about 4.5% of U.S. households are unbanked, meaning no one in the house has a checking or savings account. The rate… Read More
![Athens City Hall is seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_CityHall_002-scaled-e1632322166288-900x422.jpg)
Athens Has Received Its First Big Slice Of American Rescue Plan Funds
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens finally received its share of the American Rescue Plan Act funds after a long wait from its announcement in March. The city… Read More
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Federal Funding Looks To Bridge Digital Divide In Southeast Ohio
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — As federal stimulus money flows into states to rebuild post-pandemic, a top priority for southeast Ohio is addressing a longstanding infrastructure problem. The region exists in… Read More
![The "Ohio Find It Here" sign welcomes people on the William S. Ritchie Jr. Bridge, also known as the Ravenswood Bridge, on the border with West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/find_it_here_sign_1-e1615835793607-900x422.jpg)
Local Ohio Leaders From Both Parties Welcome COVID Relief Money
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — $2.2 billion is coming to Ohio’s 88 counties from the new COVID relief package, and another $2.2 billion will go to 930 Ohio cities and villages…. Read More
![President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP21070692075847-e1615498374477-900x422.jpg)
Biden Signs $1.9T COVID-19 Relief Bill
By: Zeke Miller | AP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the… Read More
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California walks from the House floor during the vote on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday. Despite Republican criticism, Pelosi insists the bill is "coronavirus-centric."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ap_21069677191920-807bdbbffb87d947ccee0743773fea955e1a7c4d-scaled-e1615408605949-900x422.jpg)
House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
By: Chloee Weiner | Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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The bill will deliver a new round of aid to Americans almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States.
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Biden’s COVID-19 Bill Championed As A Boon For Failing Ohio Valley Pensions
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Major unions and one of their leading allies in the U.S. Senate are hailing tens of billions of dollars allocated for shoring up struggling union pension… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse in December 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ohio_statehouse_exterior_winter_120720_-_kasler-e1607388218132-900x422.jpeg)
Big Money Coming To Ohio And Cities, Counties In Latest COVID Relief Package
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Along with individual stimulus checks and more help for the unemployed, there’s a lot of money headed to Ohio and its cities and counties… Read More
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seen here talking to reporters on Thursday, has called for bipartisan support for the House vote on the Senate-amended coronavirus relief legislation.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1300535438-9b752de8c0d561906049f575605f8ea677039830-scaled-e1615220241244-900x422.jpg)
House Poised To Pass Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill On Tuesday
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are fiercely opposed to the package.
![Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is working to keep both moderates and progressives inside his caucus on board with the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill and pass it this week.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ap_21061724699420-64395b59d2f568ca45dab16d3c783ecc0715645f-scaled-e1614800711142-900x422.jpg)
Senate Democrats, White House Agree to Tighter Income Limits For Stimulus Checks
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1400 stimulus checks be targeted at low and moderate income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package next week.