Schools Spending Federal Relief Money On Employee Bonuses

School Districts Across The Country Are Spending Federal Covid-19 Relief Money On Bonuses To Employees, Saying Their Employees Earned It For Their Work During The Pandemic. The Bonuses Vary From District To District, Ranging $250 To More Than $20,000 Per Employee.

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Department Of Justice Cracks Down On Public Officials Involved In COVID Relief Fraud

Authorities Are Rounding Up Public Officials Who Fraudulently Obtained COVID Relief Funds And Used Them For Personal Purchases. They Estimate That Nearly $80 Billion Of The $800 Billion That Was Given To Individuals Who Used The Money To Pay For Vacations, High End Houses, And Luxury Cars.

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COVID Relief Funds Paid For ‘Equity Warriors,’ CRT Lessons In Public Schools

Top Republicans In The U.S. House Are Pursuing An Investigation Into Reports That Federal Tax Dollars Designated For Covid-Related Learning Loss Were Spent To Promote “Equity Warriors,” Critical Race Theory Programming And More At Local Schools.

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Report Questions Tennessee Public School’s Spending Of $3.5B In COVID-19 Relief Funds

A New Report From Beacon Center Of Tennessee Shows That School Districts Throughout Tennessee Received A Total Of Nearly $3.5 Billion Sent Directly To Districts In Covid-19 Recovery Funding. That Funding, However, Was Then Used By Districts For Items Such As Mattress Pads, Instant Pots, Toaster Ovens, Apple Pens, Security Cameras, Sound Systems, And Sending Teachers To A Conference In Baltimore.

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Tennessee Residents Have Received $81.9M In FEMA Pandemic Funeral Assistance

Tennessee Residents Have Received $81.9 Million In Funeral Expense Assistance Through Covid-19 Funeral Reimbursements From The Federal Emergency Management Agency. Just Short Of Half Of Those Payments Were Made This Year. As Of January, FEMA Had Sent Tennessee $47 Million In Assistance.

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Independent Think Tank Says More Masks On The Horizon For Tennessee Schools Because Of Strings Attached To ESSER Funding

In A White Paper Summary Released This Year, TN Liberty Network Details How The Federal Government Uses Covid Relief Money Via Elementary And Secondary School
Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds “To Coerce K-12 Public School Compliance With CDC-Related Requirements, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Requirements, And Mental Health Requirements.”

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Third East Tennessee Woman Charged With Fraud For Misuse Of Federal COVID Funds

A Maryville Woman Who Claimed She Needed Covid Emergency Relief Funding To Keep Her Christian Ministry Afloat Instead Used The Money To Fund A Trip To Disney, Buy Land, Two Trucks And A Travel Trailer And Pay Off Her Student Loans, Court Records Show.

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East Tennesseans Accused Of Fraud In Paycheck Protection Loans

An East Tennessee Woman Who Was Already On Probation In A Federal Fraud Case And A Chattanooga Drug Dealer Are Both Accused Of Duping The Small Business Administration Into Awarding Them Paycheck Protection Program Loans.

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Biden On Ukraine, Inflation In State Of The Union Address

President Joe Biden Delivered The State Of The Union Address For The First Time In His Presidency Tuesday Night, Tackling A Range Of Issues From The Invasion Of Ukraine And The Status Of The Economy To Funding Police And Securing The Border.

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