Update on the stimulus: The deadline to apply for direct payments from the Alaska Fund is next month

For the upcoming month, qualified Alaskans can apply for the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend program for 2024. Submissions for the program are being accepted through March 31st, both online and through paper forms. Every year, the program provides a direct payment to Alaskans depending on the mining revenue earned by the state in that particular … Read more

Update on the stimulus: Michigan will fund low-income small business owners $528 per month in one day

The upcoming check for Ann Arbor, Michigan residents who applied to get $528 per month through a program for low-income entrepreneurs and small company owners will arrive in a day. The University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team chose one hundred participants to take part in Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, a 2-year guaranteed income … Read more

Stimulus Update: Who Might Be Eligible for a $2,000 “Baby Bonus” Under a New Child Tax Credit Proposal?

Legislation to restore the enhanced child tax credit and offer a $2,000 “baby bonus” for households with new babies has been proposed by three U.S. House Democrats. In a wider proposal to revive the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, U.S. Representatives Ritchie Torres of New York, Suzan DelBene of Washington, and Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut … Read more