President Trump approved legislation late Sunday night to provide the funding to avoid a government shutdown and for a second round of coronavirus stimulus measures, including a $600 direct payment that eligible residents in the Santa Clarita Valley can expect to be delivered in coming weeks. Known as the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Bill, the legislation combined the annual appropriations bill ...

The expanded $600 in unemployment benefits provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act are set to expire on Saturday, July 25. At $2.2 trillion, the CARES Act amounted to the largest economic stimulus package in the history of the United States. The bill included a $1,200 direct relief payment to each American, expanded unemployment benefits, created ...