Public-private partnerships
Most nonprofits emerge from pandemic wounded, but still open

By Dan Parks, The Chronicle Of Philanthropy Jun. 08, 2021 09:18 AM EDT
Nonprofits across the nation suffered deep economic hardships and many cut services during the pandemic, but strong government support and stepped-up giving by...

NC Senate tax cut plan includes virus aid for businesses

By Gary D. Robertson May. 25, 2021 01:05 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A broad tax cut proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans that began its advance in the chamber on Tuesday also contains federal...

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo Edouard Joseph, 91, right, clasps his hands as geriatrician Megan Young, left, prepares to give him a COVID-19 vaccination at his home in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home

By Emily Swanson And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar May. 03, 2021 08:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, April 14, 2021, a pharmacist fills a syringe from a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Antwerp, Belgium. Moderna and vaccine promoter Gavi have announced Monday May 3, 2021, the pharmaceutical company will provide up to 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses for the U.N.-backed program for needy people in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2022. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, FILE)
UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4

By Jamey Keaten May. 03, 2021 06:10 AM EDT

Ex-House finance chair defends actions over NC tax bill

By Gary D. Robertson Apr. 21, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The veteran North Carolina legislator removed as co-chair of the powerful House Finance Committee this week said on Wednesday that she...

Bill seeks to give more NC tax breaks on COVID-19 loans

By Gary D. Robertson Apr. 15, 2021 04:45 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The state House on Thursday overwhelmingly backed legislation that would give additional state tax breaks to businesses that took federal...

FILE - In this June 5, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump poses for a photo after signing the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks to accept their applications. Or, they were disadvantaged by the program's terms. Data from the Paycheck Protection Program analyzed by The Associated Press show many minority owners desperate for a loan didn’t receive one until the PPP's last weeks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Minority-owned companies waited months for loans, data shows

By Joyce M. Rosenberg And Justin Myers Jan. 03, 2021 09:00 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Dec. 07, 2020 12:00 PM EST
The Dallas Morning News. Dec. 6, 2020 Lawmakers can end Texas’ dismal record on maternal mortality The lives of many...

FILE - In this June 25, 2020 file photo, a price sign is displayed at a retail store as a store employee wears a mask while working in Niles, Ill. Small businesses are in limbo again as the coronavirus outbreak rages and the government’s $659 billion relief program draws to a close. Companies still struggling with sharply reduced revenue are wondering if Congress will give them a second chance at the Paycheck Protection Program, which ends Friday, Aug. 7, after giving out 5.1 million loans worth $523 billion. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Loan program ends, hard-hit businesses hope for 2nd chance

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Aug. 07, 2020 12:27 PM EDT

Polis: Colorado expands state lab capacity for virus testing

By Patty Nieberg Jul. 23, 2020 05:27 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is increasing its public-private partnerships to ramp up the state’s coronavirus testing, Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday, bemoaning the...

FILE - In this May 3, 2020, file photo, light shines from inside the U.S. Capitol dome at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Senate passes fix for small-business coronavirus relief

By Andrew Taylor Jun. 03, 2020 06:07 PM EDT