DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware officials say they are planning to send $300 in direct payments to taxpayers in the state.
News outlets reported Thursday that the payments are part of the state’s plan for using a $1 billion budget surplus at a time when inflation is rising and gas prices also are high. Lawmakers said they will introduce legislation within a week. A vote could happen next month. Officials say more than 600,000 Delaware residents are likely to receive these payments, which will cost $186.6 million.
Rep. Valerie Longhurst, the House majority leader, said it’s hoped residents could receive the money before June 30.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press review finds that state and local governments have spent nearly $1 billion worth of federal coronavirus aid on projects that have little to do with combating the pandemic. The spending runs the gamut. In Broward County, Florida, $140 million will help to build an upscale hotel (pictured). In Dutchess County, New York, $12 million is being used to renovate a minor league ballpark. Alabama […]
