American rescue plan

The hundreds of dollars a month from child tax credit payments could go a long way – you could use it for expenses now or even prevent credit card debt during the holiday season. Personal finance expert Catherine Alford discusses the options.

A draft plan for spending nearly $650 million in American Rescue Plan funding, with an emphasis on helping San Diego County residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. The board voted separately on 13 proposed individual spending recommendations, making some alterations along the way. Most recommendations were passed unanimously. According to the plan,…

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on how to spend nearly $650 million in federal COVID relief funds allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act.

San Diego County leaders are set to vote on how to spend almost $650 million in federal COVID relief. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford breaks down what a proposed budget looks like.

The $1.9 trillion federal pandemic relief package is expected to make its way through the House and hit President Joe Biden’s desk soon. It includes plans for direct payments to most Americans, aid to small businesses, financial help for schools and much more to help the country recover from the financial ravages of the pandemic. But when will the benefits...

The American Rescue Plan has offers health care and business relief specific for veterans like Jeff Nicoletta, owner of Bubba’s Smokehouse BBQ in La Jolla.

Sports for kids across the county took a long pause during the coronavirus pandemic, but County Supervisor Jim Desmond is trying to rally support around a plan that will get kids back on the field with less financial strain on their parents.

A group is pushing for American Rescue Plan Act funds to help get kids back on the field. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan has more.

Some states are making plans to spend billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief act, though the money has yet to arrive.

President Joe Biden stopped at Taqueria Las Gemelas in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to order takeout in honor of Cinco de Mayo. The lunch run was part of the president’s efforts to highlight his administration’s push to help restaurants struggling from the pandemic.

San Diego County residents looking for a more affordable health insurance plan have one more day to sign up just for that as Covered California’s deadline quickly approaches.

The Agriculture Department told NBC News that the Biden administration is poised to announce the largest summer food program in U.S. history, which will feed 30 million low-income children.

From a vaccination site in the desert West to a school on the Eastern Seaboard, President Joe Biden’s top messengers have led off an effort to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan

In a speech given from the White House on Monday, President Joe Biden said that America will reach 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses and 100 million direct relief payments from the American Rescue Plan within 10 days.

The House is expected to vote on a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes billions in relief money for states, local governments, schools, vaccines and small businesses. The bill includes a $1,400 for low and middle-income families, as well as up to an additional $300 per child.