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Report: More Illinois service businesses shuttering than temporarily closing
A man walks past a retail store that is going out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic in Winnetka,…
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals usually can’t fix their own ventilators
In this July 6, 2020, file photo, a ventilator helps a COVID-19 patient breath inside the Coronavirus Unit in a…
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Food banks in Illinois serve record number of meals
Work underway at Northern Illinois Food Bank. Courtesy of Northern Illinois Food Bank By Scot Bertram (The Center Square) – Requests…
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COVID-19 expenses cost North Carolina $300M during initial months of pandemic
A worker wears protective gear while disposing of trash at PruittHealth Carolina Point in Orange County near Durham, N.C., on…
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Michigan Launch Initiative takes another step in Northern Michigan
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket with a payload of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network lifts off from…
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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf rethinking veto of transparency bill
Gov. Tom Wolf responds to questions from reporters July 24, 2020, during a visit to Lancaster Health Center in Lancaster,…
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Maine businesses could face state tax penalty on federal relief loans
Gov. Janet Mills speaks March 12, 2020, during a news conference at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Robert F.…
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Maine lobstermen prepare for uncertain summer season, hoping for further federal relief
Lobster traps are piled in the foreground Sept. 21, 2017, near the commercial wharf in Portland, Maine. Ken Schulze /…
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Senate considering bill to loosen alcohol restrictions
Trong Nguyen / Shutterstock.com By Todd DeFeo (The Center Square) – The state Senate is considering legislation that would, in…
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Florida’s import drug plan gets nod from Trump in orders addressing prescription costs
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) joins President Donald Trump at an event Friday, July 24, 2020, to sign executive orders on…
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Association warns Florida craft breweries face ruin, putting 10,000 jobs at risk
A couple sits at an outdoor craft brewery Monday, March 16, 2020, in Fort Myers, Fla. Elise Amendola / AP…
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Feds, Pfizer reach $1.95 billion deal on COVID-19 vaccine
Shutterstock.com By Dan McCaleb (The Center Square) – The federal government reached a deal with Pfizer to produce and distribute…
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Trump touts COVD-19 vaccine deal, says feds supporting nursing homes
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in…
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State police numbers suggest spike in Virginia gun sales in recent months
Virginia Citizens Defense League President Philip Van Cleave Steve Helber / AP By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – With…
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Florida’s tourism industry touts ‘a little light at the end of the road’
An employee at the Clevelander bar and restaurant on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla., stacks chairs Monday, July 13,…
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Amid pandemic, more Maine companies making transition to online commerce
KieferPix / Shutterstock.com By Sarah Downey (The Center Square) – As the economic decline caused by the COVID-19 outbreak led many…
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New York extends number of states facing quarantine order to 31, shuts down bars failing to follow guidelines
Bartender Lindsay Pacepours a beer for a customer June 22, 2020, at Shade Bar NYC in New York City. John Minchillo…
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Nashville mayor says businesses must enforce his mask mandate
Employees help customers with their orders on the phone Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn. Mark…
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Georgia Power gets approval to recover nearly $8M in COVID-19 expenses
Shutterstock photo By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – The Georgia Power Co. has received state approval to recoup $7.7 million…
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Op-Ed: Tesla continues subsidy shopping in Texas despite stock surges
Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk Susan Walsh / AP file photo By Ross Marchand Elon Musk’s subsidy…
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Lawmakers reconsider ComEd legislation after patronage scandal
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, talks with Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, on May…
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DeWine, lawmakers call for repeal of nuclear bailout bill at center of corruption charges
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addresses a news conference March 4, 2020. Photo courtesy of Gov. Mike DeWine’s website By Todd…
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Study: Floridians returned to ‘near-normal’ social interactions in June
A waiter wearing a protective face mask to help stop the spread of the coronavirus serves lunch to a family…
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North Carolina’s unemployment trust fund remains healthy amid COVID-19 outbreak
In this photo from Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, job seekers search for jobs online at an Employment Security Commission office…
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Michigan Senate approves $28.7 million to develop and acquire public land
A sunset over the Lake Michigan Horizon at Ludington State Park. Photo: Shutterstock.com / ehrlif By Scott McClallen (The Center…
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Business groups oppose Arizona ballot measures
The rotunda in the Arizona State Capitol building. Derek Draplin / The Center Square By Kimberly James (The Center Square) –…
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Op-Ed: Coronavirus reveals the recklessness of drug pricing reform
PureRadiancePhoto / Shutterstock.com By Stacy Washington A Seattle patient recently became the first American to receive a potential breakthrough vaccine…
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Maine ranks 4th highest in WalletHub study of 2020 state tax burdens
(The Center Square) – Maine came in fourth highest in a new study by WalletHub that examines the level of tax burdens imposed by…
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New Hampshire posts record low number of bankruptcy filings in June
Shoppers, some wearing protective masks, wait in line May 14, 2020, outside a Home Depot store in Londonderry, N.H. Charles…
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Quick hits: Ohio news in brief for Monday, July 20
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, takes off a mask during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on “COVID-19/Unemployment Insurance” on Capitol…
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