Long before Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals, Desert Hot Springs had been the leader in marijuana cultivation in the state, now the city is hoping this massive new site will not only bring jobs to the city, but change the perception. Mark Crozier, the CEO of Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals — wants to make it clear that his […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers has repaid a $4.6 million coronavirus relief loan the professional basketball organization received as part of the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program. “The Lakers qualified for and received a loan under the Payroll Protection Program,” a Lakers spokesperson wrote in a statement emailed to CNN Business. “However, once we found out the […]
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(CNN) — The Trump administration is appealing to countries around the world to give or sell the US items as basic as hand sanitizer and as complex as respirators to combat the surging coronavirus pandemic. In a list obtained by CNN, the State Department lays out 25 items, telling diplomats to ask their host countries for […]
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(CNN) — President Donald Trump outlined Sunday the federal government’s plan to fund US National Guard units which were activated by governors in three of the states hardest hit by the novel coronavirus — New York, California and Washington state. “And through (Federal Emergency Management Agency), the federal government will be funding 100% of the cost of deploying national […]
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The federal government budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion in 2019, marking the first time the country has crossed that threshold in a calendar year since 2012. The budget deficit reached $1.02 trillion for the 12-month calendar year ending in December, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Monday And the gap appears to be […]
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A $200 million decision from the federal government is expected Tuesday as the Imperial Irrigation District battles a California water agency to be included in a Southwestern-states water conservation pact. The Colorado River Board voted 8-to-1 Monday to exclude IID from the Drought Contingency Plan as the desert-based board members sought a “firm commitment” of […]
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The federal government recorded a budget surplus in January. But so far this budget year, the total deficit is 77 percent higher than the same period a year ago. The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the deficit for the first four months of this budget year, which began Oct. 1, totaled $310.3 billion. That’s up […]
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The federal government agreed Wednesday to allow federally funded foster care agencies in South Carolina to deny services to same-sex or non-Christian couples. The waiver issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will allow Greenville’s Miracle Hill Ministries to continue as a state-supported foster care agency. As part of the waiver’s requirements, […]
