Category: Government loans
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Feds flout church-state separation with millions in pandemic aid
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is subsidizing religious institutions in South Florida and elsewhere–despite the rule about separating church and state in a democracy. -
Fort Lauderdale redevelopment project fails; $1 million in taxpayer funds at risk
By William Hladky
FloridaBulldog.org
Almost $1 million in taxpayer loans may never be repaid due to the forced sale of the Sixth Street Plaza, centerpiece of Fort Lauderdale’s ambitious plans to revitalize Sistrunk Boulevard corridor, at a public auction on May 5. -
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Electric cars and the Department of Energy: Two giant loans, two different paths
By Ronnie Greene
Center for Public Integrity
They are two cutting-edge electric car makers, headquartered in California and backed by powerhouses of politics and money. In 2009, each secured half-billion dollar loan commitments from President Obama’s Department of Energy to help transform their clean-energy cars from drawing boards to showrooms. But this week, the fortunes of Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive took sharply divergent turns.
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