More than 400 Minnesotans plan to participate in a protest Friday of Gov. Tim Walz outside the Governor’s Residence in St. Paul.
Read MoreMinnesotans Plan Friday Protest of Walz Outside Governor’s Residence: ‘Lives Are Being Destroyed’
Day: April 17, 2020
Commentary: Are We Witnessing a Targeted Hit Against Trump Voters?
The debate about “reopening the economy” is a phony debate.
Read MoreA Left-Wing Group Targeting Trump Accepted $100K in Stock from a Chinese-Controlled Tech Firm, Filings Show
A Democratic group expected to spend millions of dollars targeting President Donald Trump received over $100,000 in stock shares from an anonymous donor in a giant Chinese tech company, according to tax filings.
Read MoreCoronavirus Is Ripping Through Rural America
Cases of coronavirus have begun to spike in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota — states where governors have not issued stay-at-home orders.
Read MoreCommentary: If Larger States Remain Closed, America May Need a Bank Debt Holiday to Avert Another Financial Crisis
Another 5.2 million Americans filed for initial unemployment claims last week, bringing the total number of jobs lost to the Chinese coronavirus and related government closures to anywhere from 21.8 million to 24.8 million jobs lost in about one month, and when added to the 5.8 million who were already jobless, produces an effective unemployment rate of 16.7 to 18.5 percent.
Read MoreCalifornia Offering $125 Million in Coronavirus Assistance to Illegal Aliens
California will dole out $125 million in coronavirus assistance to illegal aliens living in the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a press briefing Wednesday.
Read More5.2 Million More US Workers File for Unemployment Compensation
WASHINGTON – The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to wreak havoc on the U.S. economy, with another 5.2 million workers claiming unemployment compensation last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Read MoreDemocrats Are Asking the Trump Administration to Stop Border Wall Construction
Nearly 100 Democrats in Congress are urging the Trump administration to halt construction on the U.S.-Mexico border wall during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreDemocratic Hawaii Governor Is Proposing 20 Percent Pay Cut for Public Sector Employees, Including Teachers
Hawaii Governor David Ige announced Wednesday that state employees might have to take pay cuts.
“Let me be very frank with you, due to this crisis, the main sources of state revenue have been drastically reduced,” he said. “State government needs to look very different going forward.”
The Democratic governor said he has had ongoing discussions with union representatives and state legislators, but no decision has been made yet.
Read MoreCommentary: An Appeal to North Carolina’s Governor
An urgent appeal to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper:
For every COVID-19 case in North Carolina (4,500 estimated), 125 people have lost their jobs (500,000 unemployed across the state). You created this tragedy.
Read MoreMinnesota Unemployment Applications Up 79,000 From Last Week
Minnesota has seen 464,513 new applications for unemployment insurance since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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