New York and Connecticut Lost The PPP Game

WSHU | By Charles Lane

Published April 16, 2020 at 6:16 PM EDT

A woman walks by shuttered stores last week. Only 2% of small businesses in New York and over 3% in Connecticut were approved for loans through the Small Business Administration’s program to help companies hurt by the coronavirus.";

According to federal data, New York and Connecticut, proportionally, got a lot less money in small business loans. Also, workers on I-95 want more protections and New York extends shutdown orders. Also, as promised, here is a link to a visualization of the Paycheck Protection Program. And here is a link to a survey to help guide WSHU’s news coverage.

Tags

After All Things C19

Charles Lane

Charles is senior reporter focusing on special projects. He has won numerous awards including an IRE award, three SPJ Public Service Awards, and a National Murrow. He was also a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and Third Coast Director’s Choice Award.

See stories by Charles Lane