American Rescue Plan Coverage

Raleigh City Council approves $500K to help keep renters in homes
The Raleigh City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending $500,000 on a program to help renters by preventing evictions and providing legal support for those who face losing their homes.

More in NC now eligible for health insurance help
Changes made to the Affordable Care Act in 2021 mean hundreds of thousands more North Carolinians are eligible for subsidized health insurance in 2022.

NC daycares could soon be eligible for federal grants up to $60,000 a quarter
A federal grant of around $805 million will soon be available for NC daycares as part of the American Rescue Plan for early childhood education.

NC daycares receive $805 million in financial relief, can apply for grant next week
North Carolina will receive $805 million dollars as part of the American Rescue Plan for early education.

Fact check: Biden says hunger 'sharply' dropping after stimulus
President Joe Biden credits the American Rescue Plan for helping Americans recover from the pandemic and economic fallout, including those who have experienced hunger. "The Rescue Plan is delivering food and nutrition assistance to millions of Americans facing hunger," Biden said May 5. "And hunger is already sharply down in the United States."

Biden defends American Rescue Plan
Under the Biden relief program, which started accepting applications on Monday, restaurants and bars can qualify for grants equal to their pandemic-related revenue losses, with a cap of $10 million per business and $5 million per location.

Fact-checking Biden's first speech to Congress
In his first speech before Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a historic opportunity to expand government for the benefit of a wider range of Americans, urging investments in jobs, climate change, child care, infrastructure and more.

Fact check: When do K-12 schools get relief funds?
A U.S. Senator from West Virginia said relief money for schools won't go out in its entirety until 2028. PolitiFact found spending on K-12 education in the American Rescue Plan is set to continue through 2028, although 90% of it will be distributed between 2021 and 2025.

CBC OPINION
LESLIE BONEY: Back end of the 'one-and-one'
Sunday, March 28, 2021 -- Funding from the American Rescue Plan is barreling toward North Carolina and I haven't yet heard anyone saying no. Among other things, the plan will bring billions to the state to help families find their way back from job loss, debt, and hunger; will help schools and students overcome learning loss; will help businesses fight back from loss of sales and employees. Regardless of which side of the political aisle you sit on, it will go a long way toward helping the state "build back." But unless we are intentional, it won't ensure that we build back "better." Or at least not as "better" as it could be.

Fact-checking 7 Biden claims on the stimulus, vaccine rollout
Hours after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, he gave his first prime-time presidential address to mark the anniversary of shutdowns across the nation -- and to give Americans hope that the pandemic-era losses would soon come to an end.

CBC OPINION
JAY WAGNER & NANCY VAUGHAN: For the sake of our cities, pass the Rescue Act
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 -- This is the time for action of a scope that none of us has ever had to undergo in our lifetimes. We are just two mayors standing together -- not as a Democrat or a Republican but as local leaders fighting for our communities. We speak for mayors across North Carolina when we say to all of Congress -- we need bold action like the American Rescue Plan, and we need it now.

Biden signs executive orders to help stimulate COVID economy
Biden gave remarks on his American Rescue Plan on Friday, before signing executive orders for an increased minimum wage for some, food assistance for some, and to push out stimulus checks.

President Biden describes plan to address economic crisis
On Friday afternoon, President Biden delivered remarks about his plan to address the economic crisis.

Executive orders raise minimum wage for some, expand food assistance, push stimulus
The fate of the economic recovery is riding on President Joe Biden's mission to speed up the lackluster rollout of coronavirus vaccines.