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Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado said that a pot banking bill he sponsored last year would be rolled into the coronavirus relief package unveiled by House Democrats Tuesday. Cannabis distributors and growers "need relief just like any other legitimate business," he wrote on Twitter.
Brendan Pedersen
May 12, 2020 4:11 PM

The proposal would give a safe harbor to financial institutions that work with cannabis companies in states where the substance is legal. But the bill, which would direct $3 trillion in aid to struggling households, businesses and local governments, faces long odds in the Republican-controlled Senate.

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By Laura Davison and Wei Lu
May 12, 2020 4:07 PM

Residents of states such as Utah, Idaho and South Dakota collected average stimulus payments topping $1,800.

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May 12, 2020 3:34 PM

More than four out of five states needed supplemental appropriations, rainy day funds or fiscal reserves to meet coronavirus challenges.

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Michael Cohn
May 12, 2020 3:20 PM

The IRS is extending the claims period for health care flexible spending arrangements and dependent care assistance programs and enabling taxpayers to make mid-year changes to their accounts.

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Sarah Wynn
May 12, 2020 2:06 PM

More issuers are missing bond payments and deadlines for filing annual financials; the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans filed for bankruptcy partially blaming COVID-19, affecting $41 million of bonds.

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A sign advising of social distancing measures in place stands on display at the entrance to a Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, May 11, 2020.
Ian Mackintosh
May 12, 2020 1:59 PM

The challenges for corporate reporting after COVID-19

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Shaun Hunley
May 12, 2020 1:40 PM

In the wake of a global pandemic, everything is being re-thought.

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SBA
John Geraci
May 12, 2020 12:21 PM

We have all spent so much time and energy applying for the Paycheck Protection Program, trying to interpret and decipher the intent behind the words.

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May 12, 2020 12:15 PM

Kate Brown also joined with the other governors and officials of the western states to urge Congress and the Trump administration to approve $1 trillion in aid.

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By Ruben Munsterman and William Canny
May 12, 2020 11:39 AM

EY’s Dutch unit is asking its partners in the Netherlands to stump up funding to help it confront the blow to its business from COVID-19 measures.

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