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Dec 15 2020
News
COVID-19 relief package: No stimulus checks but it offers a $300 bonus to unemployment benefits
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion coronavirus rescue package Monday, with a potential deal coming down to the wire since Congress has until the end of the week to strike an agreement that can be tied to longer-term spending legislation.
Economists have stressed the need for additional aid as 12 million Americans could lose their unemployment benefits the day after
USA TODAY
Aug 21 2020
News
Billions in Federal Covid-19 Testing Funds Still Unspent
Billions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for boosting nationwide Covid-19 testing remain unspent months after Congress made the money available, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In April, Congress allocated roughly $25 billion for federal agencies and states to expand testing, develop contact-tracing initiatives and broaden disease surveillance.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 12 2013
News
Governor Just Vetoed an Anti-Gun Bill That Would Have Been America’s Most Restrictive
California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Friday that would have imposed the nation’s toughest restrictions on gun ownership, saying it was too far-reaching. “I don’t believe that this bill’s blanket ban on semi-automatic rifles would reduce criminal activity or enhance public safety enough to warrant this infringement on gun owners’ rights,” the Democratic governor wrote in his veto message
The Blaze
May 31 2021
News
China to Ease Limits on Births, Allowing Couples to Have Three Children
China’s top decision-making body said Monday the government would ease its birth-control policy to allow all couples in the country to have three children, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
The move is the latest measure aimed at tackling China’s aging population after Beijing relaxed its birth policy to let couples have up to two children in 2015. The announcement comes just
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 26 2021
News
Biden’s selling an ambitious agenda. Americans still aren’t sure what it is.
Joe Biden has a lot of plans.
Whether Americans can differentiate among them — or even name them — is a different matter.
A new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll released Wednesday shows that 61 percent of those surveyed were not familiar with the “American Jobs Plan” and 62 percent were not familiar with the “American Families Plan” — the names of two proposals making up what the
Politico
May 24 2021
Fact Check
The Wuhan Lab and the Gain-of-Function Disagreement
A disagreement between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci has put $600,000 of U.S. grant money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology back into the spotlight, while making “gain-of-function” research a household term — all amid calls for more investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
At issue is whether the National Institutes of Health funded research on bat coronaviruses
FactCheck.org
Feb 17 2021
Analysis
The Theory That Explains How Senate Republicans Justify Acquitting Trump
On the most recent episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick spoke with renowned communications researcher and campaign adviser Anat Shenker-Osorio about the messaging of impeachment, how Republicans justify acquittal, and why it’s so dangerous to give Marjorie Taylor Greene a microphone. Their conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Dahlia Lithwick: Set the table for us about
Slate
Jan 19 2021
News
Yellen Will Urge Lawmakers to ‘Act Big’ to Avert a Protracted Downturn
Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for Treasury secretary, will urge lawmakers in her confirmation hearing Tuesday to “act big” to avert a protracted economic downturn and put aside concerns about the mounting national debt.
“Economists don’t always agree, but I think there is a consensus now: Without further action, we risk a longer, more painful recession now—and long-
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 29 2015
News
Report: Utah is 'one of the best examples' of quality digital learning
Utah is leading the nation in the way it uses technology to enhance learning among students, according to a national education advocacy group.
In a report released Tuesday, Digital Learning Now gave Utah a grade of A- in its overall digital learning efforts. Utah was the first state to earn an A on the report and has done so every year for three years. Florida is the only other state to
Deseret News
Aug 11 2021
Analysis
How Cuomo Took Advantage of #MeToo
Two summers ago, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo stared into a camera, signed a bill and made a promise to the women of New York. “Let’s actually change things,” he said, underscoring each word of resolve with a chop of his hands as he approved sweeping new protections against sexual harassment.
The next day, he resumed his unwelcome pursuit of a female state trooper, according to a report
New York Times (News)