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The North Dakota governor started his career growing accounting software company Great Plains Software into a company that was acquired by Microsoft for $1.1 billion.
By Mark NiquetteJune 7 -
The Biden administration will give exclusive access to the Paycheck Protection Program to the nation’s smallest businesses for two weeks as part of a broader effort to steer federal aid to the most vulnerable parts of the economy.
By Mario Parker, Mark Niquette and Laura DavisonFebruary 22 -
But the federal government has been able to correct some of its earlier missteps, like sending millions of stimulus checks to the deceased, according to the Government Accountability Office.
By Laura Davison and Mark NiquetteSeptember 21 -
The Trump administration said it’s recovered almost 70 percent of $1.6 billion in relief payments mistakenly sent to dead people.
By Mark NiquetteSeptember 1 -
The Trump administration released details of almost 4.9 million loans to businesses – from sole proprietors to restaurant and hotel chains – under the federal government’s largest coronavirus relief program so far, the $669 billion Paycheck Protection Program.
By Mark NiquetteJuly 6 -
The Senate has passed an extension of the popular Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses, which was set to close down Tuesday night with more than $130 billion in funding left over.
By Erik Wasson and Mark NiquetteJuly 1 -
The head of a federal watchdog agency had some direct experience with the shortcomings of one of the coronavirus stimulus programs — a check from the IRS made out to his late mother.
By Laura Davison and Mark NiquetteJune 29 -
The federal government’s quick action to issue stimulus payments led to more than a billion dollars of fraudulent payments, according to the GAO.
By Laura Davison and Mark NiquetteJune 25 -
The Trump administration, following a backlash, said it would release details about companies that received loans of $150,000 or more from a coronavirus relief program for small businesses.
By Mark NiquetteJune 22 -
The bill, which passed the House last week on a 417-1 vote, now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.
By Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan and Mark NiquetteJune 4