Tag: U.S. Department of the Treasury
US Treasury sanctions 7 Lebanese tied to Hezbollah finances
BEIRUT — The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed new sanctions on seven Lebanese linked to the militant Iran-backed Hezbollah group and its financial...
Treasury to start paying out $350B in state and local aid
The Treasury Department on Monday launched its $350 billion program to distribute aid to state and local governments, giving the U.S. economy an added...
Missouri in no rush to spend $2.7B of flexible pandemic aid
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri will get nearly $2.7 billion of flexible federal aid under a coronavirus relief law, but it isn't in any...
Some states plan big spending with Biden’s aid, others wait
Though still awaiting money from the latest federal coronavirus relief act, some governors and state lawmakers already are making plans to add the multibillion-dollar...
Treasury: Some tribes will get more money from CARES Act
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Some Native American tribes will receive more money from a federal virus relief package approved last year after the U.S. Treasury...
Belarus decries sanctions US reimposed on 9 state companies
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed regret over sanctions that the United States reimposed on nine state-owned companies in the ex-Soviet...
High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine who is eligible to receive more than...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
Treasury says some state tax cuts OK under Biden relief act
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Responding to concerns from state officials, the U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday that states can cut taxes without penalty under...