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Money Billionaires, Trump Officials Receive PPP Loans While Many Small Businesses Are Left Out

PPP beneficiaries included billionaires, Trump administration officials, members of Congress, political donors, and wealthy financial institutions.

July 7, 2020 3:12 pm CDT
Money Wisconsin Billionaires' Net Worth Rose 36% During Pandemic
Money Wisconsin Billionaires’ Net Worth Rose 36% During Pandemic

As unemployment soared and economic security reached record lows, eight Wisconsin billionaires benefited greatly.

July 1, 2020 3:19 pm CDT
Money Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., wears a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as he walks to the Senate chamber after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Money If You Get Unemployment Benefits, You Need to Read This

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP will not extend the added $600 weekly benefit when it expires at the end of July.

May 22, 2020 9:51 am CDT
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Work Why Truckers Showed Up and Blasted Their Horns At Trump

The protest, organized by trucker Rick Santiago, was held to express truckers’ frustration over shipping rates that they say are so low that they can’t make a living.

May 15, 2020 2:55 pm CDT
Money Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks to the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Money McConnell’s Refusal to Help States and Cities Could Plunge U.S. Into Depression, Experts Say

Pleas for help have gone largely unanswered thus far, even though a lack of action could lead to steep cuts in state and local services such as education, housing, and health programs

April 28, 2020 10:49 am CDT

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Money Trump—Who Is His Own Landlord—Might Get Financial Help for His D.C. Hotel From Himself

The Trump International Hotel is located in the Old Post office building, a federally owned property that effectively makes the Trump administration the hotel’s landlord.

April 22, 2020 1:35 pm CDT
Money Medical workers perform a coronavirus test on driver at the Temple University Ambler campus in Ambler, Pa., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Money 40 Coronavirus Testing Sites Lose Federal Funding Even Though Tests Are Still Hard to Get

The decision to end funding for these sites could exacerbate the existing shortage of COVID-19 tests just as many states are hurtling toward their peak in cases.

April 9, 2020 10:26 am CDT