Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

July 2020

Source: NPR
Jul 23, 2020
Job Picture Worsens: Millions More File for Unemployment, in Reversal
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Source: CNBC
Jul 23, 2020
Mnuchin Says GOP Plan for Unemployment Extension Will Be Based on ’70% Wage Replacement’
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Source: NPR
Jul 23, 2020
GOP Senators and White House Still Discussing Final Details of Coronavirus Aid Bill
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 22, 2020
White House, Senate GOP Weigh Interim Unemployment Aid Extension
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Source: AP News
Jul 22, 2020
White House, GOP Resist State, Housing Aid in Virus Package
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Source: CNBC
Jul 21, 2020
Employment Recovery Going Backward in States Hit Hard by Virus, Small Business Data Shows
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 21, 2020
Virus Aid Negotiations at a Standstill as Time Dwindles
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Source: AP News
Jul 21, 2020
Trump’s Team on Capitol Hill as Virus Aid Talks Deepen
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 20, 2020
GOP Coronavirus Bill Likely to Include Payroll Tax Cut and Tie School Money to Reopening Plans
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 20, 2020
Republicans, Still at Odds Over Aid Package, Eye $1 Trillion Opening Offer
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 20, 2020
Payroll Tax Cut on Menu in Coronavirus Aid Talks, McCarthy Says
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Source: NBC News
Jul 20, 2020
Trump Administration Says Next Coronavirus Aid Package Should Focus on 'Kids and Jobs and Vaccines'
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Source: NPR
Jul 20, 2020
The End Of $600 Unemployment Benefits Will Hit Millions of Households and the Economy
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 18, 2020
Trump Administration Pushing to Block New Money for Testing, Tracing and CDC in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Bill
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 18, 2020
Trump to Start Stimulus Talks with McConnell Monday, Aide Says
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 17, 2020
Mnuchin Calls for Congress to Pass More Stimulus This Month
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Source: NBC News
Jul 17, 2020
Millions of Americans Face Unemployment Cash Cliff with No Sign of Congressional Deal
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 16, 2020
State, Local Coronavirus Aid Fight May Hinge on School Funds
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Source: The Washington Post
Jul 16, 2020
White House Warns Stimulus Package ‘Must’ Include Trump Payroll Tax Cut Proposal
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Signal Slowing Labor-Market Rebound
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Source: Roll Call
Jul 15, 2020
Negotiators Seem Open to Trade-Offs for Coronavirus Relief Deal
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Source: AP News
Jul 15, 2020
Congress Eyes New Virus Aid as School, Health Crisis Deepens
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Source: The Hill
Jul 15, 2020
House Panel Wraps Up Lightning-Fast Appropriations for 2021
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. Job Gains Look Like They’re Slowing or Reversing in July
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Source: The Hill
Jul 15, 2020
GOP Coronavirus Proposal Takes Shape
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