coronavirus
Illinois, Michigan governors hit Trump response to coronavirus pandemic
April 24, 2020Democratic Govs. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan have been targets of GOP President Donald Trump’s incendiary tweets.
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California sets disaster relief, local officials urge protection for undocumented
April 24, 2020Among those feeling the sharpest impact from COVID-19 are undocumented immigrant workers facing partial or total unemployment because of the pandemic.
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Fire Fighters: FEMA shorting cities on protective gear
April 24, 2020The union has decided to blow the whistle on FEMA, publicly.
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Is it time to think about Unemployed Councils?
April 24, 2020Unemployed Councils cropped up in the 1930s during the Great Depression and again in the 1980s after mass layoffs. Do we need them again today?
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Missouri’s COVID-19 lawsuit against China another effort to distract from Republican failure
April 23, 2020Schmitt and the Republican Party know his lawsuit is frivolous, which brings into sharp focus the real goal: to further distract, deflect, and divide.
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