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Erie County, New York, legislators call for answers on COVID-19 overtime spending
The downtown area of Buffalo, New York is seen from atop City Hall. Wangkun Jia / Shutterstock.com By Dave Fidlin…
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State to check service industry COVID-19 rule compliance, issue possible $7,000 fines for ‘major deficiencies’
Rob Wilson | Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) started a State Emphasis…
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Nevada COVID-19 cases surpass 40,000
Healthcare workers test patients in their cars at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site run by the University of Nevada Las…
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ICC, utilities agree on COVID-19 relief measures
By Pat Morris (The Center Square) – It is the middle of July, the temperature is going through the roof…
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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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Taxpayers could bear brunt of depleted Georgia unemployment trust fund
David Goldman / AP By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – With Georgia seeing record numbers of people filing for…
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Amazon plans to create 1,000 new jobs in Mount Juliet
Shutterstock photo By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – Amazon plans on building a new fulfillment center in Tennessee that…
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GAO: Through CARES Act, Treasury Department sent nearly $1.4 billion to dead people
In this March 17, 2020, file photo, people wait in line for help with unemployment benefits at the One-Stop Career…
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Mnuchin: New stimulus package including direct payments to Americans, enhanced unemployment benefits coming soon
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Alex Brandon / AP By Dan McCaleb (The Center Square) – Senate Republicans will introduce…
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Pennsylvania governor blasts transphobic criticism of health secretary
Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine recommend nonessential businesses statewide close for two weeks amid the…
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PennDOT offers nonbinary gender designation on ID cards
The sign for the PennDot Drivers License Center marks their location at a strip mall in Butler, Pa., Friday, April…
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Michigan House passes bill prohibiting sending COVID-19 patients to nursing homes
Robert Hoetink | Shutterstock.com By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The Michigan House approved a bill with the stated…
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After ComEd-Madigan patronage scandal, Illinois Republicans demand special session
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans are calling out Democrats for not doing more to bring…
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Department of Defense, U.S. Navy deployed to Rio Grande Valley
Infectious Disease Physician Army Maj. Gadiel Alvarado, left, with the Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force, walks down the hall 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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Cooper: General Assembly should re-examine state’s unemployment benefit system
People gather near the North Carolina Legislative Building on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, to protest stay-at-home orders in place at…
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Quick hits: Louisiana news briefs for Friday, July 24
The Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. William Silver / Shutterstock.com By David Jacobs Legislative Auditor identifies $16.4 million…
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Additional $118 million in federal funding allocated to Texas higher education institutions
Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – The state of Texas is allocating an additional $118 million in federal funding to support…
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Virginia’s new COVID-19 workplace standards amount to unfunded mandates on businesses
Displays of brightly-hued blooms soak up the rain as Cathleen Trail of Arlington, Va., visits an outdoor shop for colorful…
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New framework, funding expected to help Maine schools with reopening plans
Portraits of graduating seniors at Telstar Regional High School are displayed May 22, 2020, near the school’s athletic field in…
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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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New York businesses grapple with quarantine compliance questions
Arriving travelers walk by a sign in the baggage claim area of Terminal B on June 25, 2020, at LaGuardia Airport…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo The Center Square COVID-19 cases increase in Metro…
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Nevada could deplete unemployment fund in coming weeks
A worker walks by a sign with guidelines for protection from COVID-19 as construction continues at Allegiant Stadium, future home…
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Advocates: Louisiana making progress on prison-to-workforce-reentry, but more work to be done
Rep. Tanner Magee (back) and criminal justice reform advocate Will Harrell listen to testimony at a meeting of the Louisiana…
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Teacher unions at odds over in-person instruction this fall
Sarah Marton, para-professional at Niles Township District for Special Education, left, talks with her son Cooper Marton, an 8th grader…
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Report: UIA alleged stealing sparks investigation; state hires Deloitte to improve systems
Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Steve Gray testifies in front of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic on June 24. …
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MEA loses court battle to force Ann Arbor teacher to pay union dues
The Michigan Education Association unsuccessfully sued Ann Arbor teacher Deborah L. Wolter (above) for more than $3,000 of unpaid dues…
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Colorado’s 10.5% unemployment rate slightly lower than national rate
A woman wearing a face mask exits a United States Post Office on South Broadway past a hiring sign as…
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