Allegiant Airlines to receive $172M in federal aid

The aid will help pay for the majority of Allegiant's 4,500 workers through September.

BUSINESSES HURT BY THECORONAVIRUS.THAT WILL ONLY HELP - - IF ITACTUALLY GETS HERE TO SOUTHERNNEVADA.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS HERE - - TO BREAKDOWN WHO IS GETTING PAID NOW.SEAN?NINA - NEVADA WAS IN THE BOTTOMTEN OF STATES GETTING AID FROMTHE FIRST ROUND OF THE PAYCHECKPROTECTION PROGRAM.BUT MONEY IS FLOWING - - ANDIT'S NOW AVAILABLE TO MOREGROUPS - THAN BEFORE.ONE BIG WINNER FROM THIS SECONDROUND OF FUNDING IS ALLEGIANTAIRLINES.THEY'RE GETTING NEARLY 172MILLION DOLLARS - - TO COVERPAYCHECKS AND BENEFITS FORTHREE QUARTERS OF THEIR 45HUNDRED WORKERS THROUGHSEPTEMBER 30TH.NEW SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONGUIDELINES ALSO MADE FUNDSAVAILABLE - - TO SMALL CASINOSIN THE AREA WHICH COULD HELPCOMMERCIAL IS TRIBAL CASINO'SPAY THEIR EMPLOYEES.ON TOP OF THAT - - NEVADACONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS SAYS60 BILLION DOLLARS OF THELATEST 310 BILLION AID PACKAGEIS DIRECTED TO MINORITYCOMMUNITIES - - AND BUSINESSESRUN BY WOMEN.DINA TITUS "THERE ARE MANYFAMILY OWNED BUSINESS , MANYRESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORESOWNED IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITYAND THATS WHY WE WANT TO MAKESURE THAT THE 60 BILLIONDOLLARS IS ST ASIDE TO GODIRECTLY THERE AND THEADMINISTRATION CANT DO LIKE ITDID BEFORE AND GIVE IT TO THEBIG CORPORATION POSING AS SMALLBUSINESSES."TITUS SAYS CONGRESS IS WORKINGON ANOTHER STIMULUS BILL RIGHTNOW THAT WILL AIM TO HELPPEOPLE RECOVER LONG TERM.SHE SAYS THAT IS DESIGNED TOHELP PROGRAMS LIKE FOOD STAMPSAND SNAP - - AND COULD CONTAINANOTHER DIRECT PAYMENT TOPEOPLE'S BANK ACCOUNTS.NO WORD ON HOW LONG IT COULDTAKE TO SEE THAT BILL - - OR IFIT COULD PASS THROUGH TO ASIGNATURE FROM THE PRESIDENT.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.LAST WEEK..NEARLY 40- THOUSAND PEOPLEFILED INITIAL UNEMPLOYMEN