Stories tagged: "coronavirus emergency relief"

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Coronavirus McConnell Would Rather Your State Go Bankrupt Than Give More Help

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was criticized Wednesday for suggesting states should file for bankruptcy to recover from economic losses tied to coronavirus.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright April 23, 2020 2:02 pm EDT
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Coronavirus 13 Groups of People Who Will Be Crushed If Trump Doesn’t Save the Postal Service

If the USPS doesn’t receive at least $89 billion in emergency funding from Congress, it could run out of money and fail by September.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 17, 2020 10:37 am EDT
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Coronavirus This Woman’s Story Shows What a Failure the Government’s Small Business Bailout Has Been

Less than two weeks after the Paycheck Protection Program opened on April 3, the program Laurel Hess applied to for help had all but run out of money.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 16, 2020 3:03 pm EDT
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Coronavirus New York Sues Trump Administration for Trying to Gut Paid Leave During Pandemic

The Labor Department’s new rule could make as much as 75% of American workers ineligible for the paid sick leave and emergency family leave provisions included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 16, 2020 10:22 am EDT