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Government Works To Begin Disbursing Loans And Payments Amid Record Unemployment
By: Philip Ewing | Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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At a White House briefing Thursday, officials vowed that some of the first systems for loans or payments would be up and running as soon as Friday.
Stimulus Cash Payments May Take Up To 20 Weeks To Reach Some Americans
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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This time frame is longer than the estimate that Treasury Secretary Mnuchin gave when he negotiated the program for cash payments with congressional leaders.
Ohio’s Attorney General Explains His Definition of an Essential Business
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hobby Lobby stores in Ohio are closed now after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent the company a cease and desist letter. The company had claimed it was operating as an essential business. But as Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports, that company isn’t the only one that is being questioned… Read More
Ohio Valley Unemployment Claims Soar to Nearly 400,000 Amid Pandemic Shutdown
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — Claims for unemployment insurance soared around the Ohio Valley region as nearly 400,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia sought help amid the economic freeze associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The new numbers come from data released Thursday morning by the U.S. Department of Labor showing more than 6.6 million unemployment claims… Read More
Justice Coal Companies Agree to Settle $5 Million in Delinquent Mine Safety Debts
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (OVR) — Coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice have agreed to pay more than $5 million in overdue mine health and safety fines and fees. According to a press release released Wednesday, a total of 24 coal companies owned by the Justice family agreed to settle millions of dollars… Read More
DeWine Extends Stay-At-Home Order Until May 1
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton signed the order Thursday at the state’s daily coronavirus press conference. The original March 22 order only extended to this coming Monday, April 6. The new order kicks into effect that night, and lines up with the governor’s previous order extending school closures until May 1. “I’m convinced… Read More
9 Out Of 10 Children Are Out Of School Worldwide. What Now?
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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Recovery will take years, and other lessons from “education in emergencies” around the world.