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San Diego businesses are bracing for the return to a more restrictive tier on Saturday as coronavirus cases rise across the county. Businesses that have already changed how they operate say they need more help to keep the lights on.

Wherever there is money to be had, scams are sure to follow. As another round of stimulus checks are being discussed in Washington, a new scam has appeared.

LX News speaks with Bread for the World’s Heather Taylor about the state of food insecurity and poverty in the U.S., which have been rising as congressional negotiations over another stimulus package continue to drag on without action.

After a lot of back and forth in Washington, there has been a lot of confusion over what will happen with stimulus negotiations. Lost in that discussion, though, are the people who need help and are now in limbo. 

One La Mesa family shared with NBC 7 how much a second stimulus check could help them out. NBC 7’s Amber Frias has their story.

Oct.1 is around the corner.  And even though millions of Americans are living without a steady paycheck amid the pandemic, the bills are still due. Making the situation worse is that fact that Congress hasn’t been able to reach a deal on another stimulus package, leaving extra unemployment benefits and a second round of direct cash payments in the...

As Democrats and Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration debate what financial aid should be included in the next coronavirus relief bill — or if there should be another relief bill at all — recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics sheds light on how the 159 million Americans who received the one-time stimulus checks earlier this year spent the...

The GOP bill in the Senate calls for another round of $1,200 checks. It is no surprise that San Diego is an expensive county to live in, so how far will these checks go?

NBC 7 Responds’ Consumer Bob looks at how San Diegans can benefit from another $1,200 check

Republican Congressional leaders and the White House have reached a tentative deal Wednesday on a $1 trillion coronavirus relief package, separate from the Democrat’s $3 trillion bill. The deal reportedly includes another round of direct payments to Americans, plus $16 billion in new money for coronavirus testing, something President Trump opposed.

Michele Evermore, senior policy analyst with the National Employment Law Project, talks about the impact of the federal stimulus checks amid pandemic and how the economy could further tailspin if the assistance package isn’t extended by Congress.

CPA and TurboTax expert Lisa Greene-Lewis answers questions for those stragglers who waited until the very last second to file their federal income taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service is canceling over 1.1 million coronavirus stimulus checks it sent to deceased Americans in April.

Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. plan to revive the economy

President Donald Trump says he supports a fresh round of government payments to individuals to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic but that “it has to be done properly.”

President Donald Trump’s call for another election-season round of direct stimulus checks to most taxpayers is getting a lukewarm endorsement at best from his GOP allies on Capitol Hill.

We talked to 16 Americans and found that the federal government’s stimulus checks will only provide short-term help for many.

As the federal government prepares to begin issuing stimulus checks from its $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, you may still be wondering exactly what to expect.

NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker answered some of our top reader questions about the coronavirus stimulus package and what it means for you.

Millions of people have already received their stimulus checks, including many dead taxpayers. That has left some San Diegans wondering what they should do with the money.

Democrats have unveiled their plan for the next phase of coronavirus funding, which includes another round of stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per person. Republicans lawmakers say spending should be narrow and targeted.