A rescue agreement project
PANDEMIC ASSISTANCE MUST CONTINUE UNTIL THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
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Breaking down the jargon
WhAT IS IT WITH ALL THE ACRONYMS?
The Worker Relief and Security Act
The most comprehensive legislative response we've seen
Status: Drafted
American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act
AKA "HEALS" | The senate republicans' latest proposal
Status: Proposed
Flaws in the american workforce rescue act
and how it affects each state
Status: Introduced
Updated:
July 18, 2020
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Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act
The Controversial Legislation Summarized
Updated:
July 8, 2020, 6:00:00 AM
Fair Wage Guarantee
Quick Breakdown of the Thoughts and Methodology
Updated:
July 17, 2020, 1:00:00 AM
Current Republican Proposals
Links for Various Republican Backed Legislation
Updated:
July 16, 2020, 9:30:00 PM
The RESTART Act
An Overview of the Small-Business PPP Legislation
Updated:
July 27, 2020, 1:00:00 PM
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Music Industry Execs Predict Concerts Won’t Return Until 2022
Consequences of Sound
Updated:
July 17, 2020, 1:00:00 PM
Geiger says there are "probably 20" roadblocks that need to be overcome before live music can return
White House Response to Unemployment: "Find Something New"
CNN
Updated:
July 16, 2020, 7:30:00 PM
Four months before the presidential election, Ivanka Trump, adviser to her father President Donald Trump, is promoting a new ad campaign dubbed, "Find Something New."
20% at Risk of Eviction Without Extended FPUC
Washington Post
Updated:
July 12, 2020, 1:00:00 AM
Eviction moratoriums and unemployment benefits are expiring, which will have a bigger effect on minority neighborhoods, experts say.
You may soon lose unemployment benefits — and that extra $600 a week — if you’re not hunting for jobs
CNBC
Updated:
July 9, 2020, 8:30:00 PM
States like Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska are reinstating a requirement to look for work as a condition of collecting unemployment benefits.
56 Florida Hospital ICUs Have Hit Capacity
CNN
Updated:
July 8, 2020, 1:30:00 AM
At least 56 ICUs in Florida have reached capacity, officials say, and another 35 hospitals show ICU capacity of 10% or less.
GOP Suddenly Expresses Urgency On Stimulus: ‘Congress Needs To Act In July’
Forbes
Updated:
July 6, 2020, 4:00:00 AM
Republicans are all of a sudden expressing more urgency about passing another stimulus package after weeks of pumping the brakes, with a small window of just 11 days in July to act.
1.3 million people in America filed first-time unemployment claims last week
CNN
Updated:
July 16, 2020, 8:30:00 PM
It's still not easy to remain employed in the US, nearly four months after the coronavirus pandemic began upending the economy.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED THE GREATEST HEALTH INSURANCE LOSSES IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Families USA
Updated:
July 16, 2020, 7:30:00 PM
Because of job losses between February and May of this year, 5.4 million laid-off workers became uninsured.
Who and What Has Been Left Out of Federal COVID-19 Relief
Colorado Fiscal Institute
Updated:
July 11, 2020, 2:00:00 AM
Though COVID-19 relief measures authorized by Congress over the past six weeks have certainly helped, there remain significant barriers to relief for people across Colorado during this unprecedented event.
$600 Federal Unemployment Checks To Be Extended?
Forbes
Updated:
July 9, 2020, 7:30:00 AM
Forbes makes the case for extending FPUC
In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.
New York Times
Updated:
July 6, 2020, 4:00:00 AM
Our struggle is not an emotional concern. We are not burned out. We are being crushed by an economy that has bafflingly declared working parents inessential.
Creative Economy State Profiles
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATES ARTS AGENCIES
Updated:
July 6, 2020, 4:00:00 AM
This interactive dashboard allows you to explore state-level data for The Arts' Economic Contribution by State. Navigate the charts to compare trends and current data for particular states and industries.