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Amid Criticism, Congress Approves Fourth Aid Package
After intense negotiations, the House has approved the fourth economic relief bill drafted by the Senate. The multi-billion-dollar measure offers loans and grants to small businesses and more funds for hospitals and coronavirus testing.
(Español) Trump firmaría esta tarde el Programa de Protección de Cheques de Pago que pasó el Congreso
(Español) Mitch McConnell se opuso a la nueva ayuda para los estados, en las conversaciones que produjeron la medida más reciente.
How Do We Exit The Shutdown? Hire An Army Of Public Health Workers
When COVID-19 arrived, identifying and tracking everyone with the virus was all but impossible for local health departments because of flawed tests and narrow guidelines for who should get tested. Compounding the problem was a beleaguered public health infrastructure.
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 PROGRAM # 8863 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. The top leader for Sacramento public schools talks about the new, distant forms of learning his district has been forced to suddenly set in place due to the coronavirus emergency. He discusses the impact the crisis is having on the school community, the […]
Jails And Prisons Spring Thousands To Prevent Coronavirus Outbreaks
Because Smith had a prior conviction, his public defender, Eric Quandt, had been unable to secure a plea deal despite asserting that Smith had already served the likely maximum sentence for his first-degree burglary charge while awaiting trial.
‘It Hurts Our Soul’: Nursing Home Workers Struggle With Thankless Position
Many of the workers have a vocation to help the old and sick, but “it’s hard for single mothers,” said Sherry Martinez, a 37-year-old certified nursing assistant in Salinas, California. Martinez, who has a 7-year-old daughter, relies on child care from a septuagenarian woman who worries that Martinez could expose her to the virus.
Census: Update.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 PROGRAM # 8862 12:00 PM PT Census: Update. A spokesperson for the US Census reports that more than half of US households have responded to the census and paper questionnaires are arriving this month. She points out that emergency funds for the response to Covid-19 were allocated using data from the census. […]
(Español) En campaña de reelección, amaga Trump con cerrar la frontera y suspender Green Cards
(Español) Numerosos estudios han concluido que la inmigración tiene un efecto general positivo en la fuerza laboral y los salarios, pero Trump ignoró esa investigación.
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 8861 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and paramedics who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic are immigrants protected by DACA or TPS, programs that the Trump administration wants to shut down. Pointing to the shortage of health care workers in the US, […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 8860 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. California and Oregon outlined steps to reopen the state and determined that a large-scale civilian mobilization and millions of tests will be needed to reopen the economy. Guest analysts discuss those guidelines as well as the new procedures for the presidential election due […]
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