/tags/cares-act CARES Act en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2022-01-18/should-workers-be-paid-to-stay-home-sick-due-to-covid-right-now-thats-up-to-individual-employers As the omicron variant delivers a spike in coronavirus cases around Ohio, employers and workers are sparring over who pays for time off when a worker gets sick or has to quarantine. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2022-01-18/should-workers-be-paid-to-stay-home-sick-due-to-covid-right-now-thats-up-to-individual-employers Stephanie Czekalinski /news/npr-news/2021-12-22/president-biden-extends-student-loan-payment-freeze-through-may-1 President Biden extended relief for federal student loan borrowers for an additional 90 days because borrowers are "still coping with the impacts of the pandemic." Payments now resume May 1. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:14:13 GMT /news/npr-news/2021-12-22/president-biden-extends-student-loan-payment-freeze-through-may-1 Elissa Nadworny /news/2021-05-21/columbus-city-schools-to-use-pandemic-relief-funds-to-help-students-catch-up Columbus City Schools has announced plans for federal dollars the district received through a series of COVID-19 relief measures. Fri, 21 May 2021 20:07:29 GMT /news/2021-05-21/columbus-city-schools-to-use-pandemic-relief-funds-to-help-students-catch-up Nick Evans /politics/2021-03-26/law-limiting-health-orders-could-mean-loss-of-federal-funds-for-ohio Critics of the law that will allow state lawmakers to overturn Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine鈥檚 health orders say that could be costly when it comes to federal funding. Lawmakers overrode DeWine鈥檚 veto of that measure this week. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:30:27 GMT /politics/2021-03-26/law-limiting-health-orders-could-mean-loss-of-federal-funds-for-ohio Karen Kasler /news/2021-03-04/columbus-schools-purchase-cota-passes-for-8th-12th-grade-students The Central Ohio Transit Authority is elaborating on plans to transport Columbus City Schools students to class.Columbus City Schools purchased 8,000鈥� Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:13:52 GMT /news/2021-03-04/columbus-schools-purchase-cota-passes-for-8th-12th-grade-students Adora Namigadde /news/2021-03-01/columbus-auditor-urges-congress-to-pass-latest-covid-19-relief-bill President Biden鈥檚 $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief measure could deliver long awaited aid to state and local governments. City and state leaders are eager鈥� Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:12:20 GMT /news/2021-03-01/columbus-auditor-urges-congress-to-pass-latest-covid-19-relief-bill Nick Evans /news/2021-01-29/columbus-receives-26-million-for-rental-assistance Columbus has received $26.8 million in federal funding for rental assistance. The money comes from the most recent stimulus package which was signed into鈥� Fri, 29 Jan 2021 22:07:32 GMT /news/2021-01-29/columbus-receives-26-million-for-rental-assistance Nick Evans /wvxu-stories/2021-01-19/miami-u-leading-statewide-k-12-mental-wellness-and-health-initiative A program to improve and provide access to mental health and substance use programs geared toward Ohio K-12 students, teachers and staff is getting a $6... Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:40:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2021-01-19/miami-u-leading-statewide-k-12-mental-wellness-and-health-initiative Tana Weingartner /news/2020-12-31/2020-in-ohio-lawmakers-passed-bills-tackling-pandemic-abortion-and-more The pandemic slowed down work at the Ohio Statehouse in 2020. But lawmakers did pass a number of bills relating to COVID-19, as well as others that dealt鈥� Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:37:15 GMT /news/2020-12-31/2020-in-ohio-lawmakers-passed-bills-tackling-pandemic-abortion-and-more Jo Ingles /wvxu-stories/2020-12-21/funds-to-aid-homeless-in-cincinnati-could-run-out-by-months-end-groups-say Representatives for those experiencing homelessness gathered at Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine on Monday and urged city officials to continue funding... Mon, 21 Dec 2020 22:32:53 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-12-21/funds-to-aid-homeless-in-cincinnati-could-run-out-by-months-end-groups-say Cory Sharber