Reese Dunklin, investigative reporter, Dallas; Justin Pritchard, investigative reporter, Los Angeles; Justin Myers, news automation editor and data journalist, Chicago; and Krysta Fauria, video journalist, West Desk, teamed up to provide the first public look at large publicly traded companies getting money set aside by Congress to help small businesses. https://bit.ly/2VKZtGe
AP: Corporations got federal funds intended for small business
Zachary Davis poses for a photo at The Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, Calif., April 17, 2020. An AP investigation found that the federal Paycheck Protection Program, which was supposed to provide small businesses like Davis' with access to cash to support their employees, also provided hundreds of millions of dollars to large publicly traded companies.
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