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Commentary I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom Who Planned to Start Working in 2020. Then COVID Happened.

Without the aid of the public school system, our society simply fails to factor in child care, and it’s women who are tasked with resolving this issue for their families.

Olivia Christensen Olivia Christensen January 8, 2021 1:24 pm EST
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Economy ‘You Don’t Care About Us’: Unemployed Americans Say Their Government Has Failed Them

The latest jobless claims report shows the number of applications are inching back up again. We spoke to people around the country about what life is like unemployed in a pandemic.

Eric Ginsburg Eric Ginsburg October 16, 2020 10:51 am EDT
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Coronavirus Labor Secretary Scalia Calls Reopening Workplaces ‘Safe’ as COVID-19 Spikes Across U.S.

The partial economic recovery in June was spurred on by states rushing to reopen. So has the uptick in coronavirus cases.

Jeff Taylor Jeff Taylor July 6, 2020 12:35 pm EDT
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Coronavirus What Happens When You’re a Single Parent and Your Daycare Closes Because of Coronavirus

Two moms in New Mexico share the struggles they've faced since the coronavirus crisis shut down their early childhood education center.

Emily Withnall Emily Withnall May 12, 2020 10:47 am EDT
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Coronavirus Democrats Stall More Business Aid Until Minority Owners and Hospitals Get Help Too

Senate Democrats would like to see some of that aid be funneled to community-based financial institutions that serve farmers, family, women, minority and veteran-owned small businesses; hospitals; and state and local governments.

Associated Press Associated Press April 9, 2020 10:57 am EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Coronavirus A For Sale By Owner and closed due virus sign are shown at Images On Mack in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Coronavirus 16.8 Million Americans Have Filed for Unemployment in Just Three Weeks

More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs since the coronavirus outbreak began: 6.6 million people filed for unemployment last week alone.

Associated Press Associated Press April 9, 2020 9:46 am EDT
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Work This Woman Brought Her Newborn to Work Because the U.S. Doesn’t Offer Guaranteed Paid Leave

With several proposals on the table, Congress appears ready to address America's caregiving crisis.

Kimberly Lawson Kimberly Lawson January 30, 2020 9:57 am EST