Congress gave the IRS the job of sending out coronavirus rescue checks. But the underfunded agency is struggling, while for-profit companies like Intuit have started circling, hoping to convert Americans in need into paying customers. Congress has approved billions of dollars of checks for Americans hard hit by the biggest […]
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On Friday, March 13, the Georgia Department of Health reported 42 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death due to the disease caused by the virus. Over the weekend, the number of cases statewide nearly tripled. Doctors in Carrollton, a west Georgia town 20 miles from the Alabama border, had […]
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Editor’s note: Researchers have long known that certain groups are vulnerable to being undercounted in the decennial census. But the 2020 census has raised a new set of concerns around hard-to-count populations and general confusion with the process. The coronavirus pandemic only adds more uncertainty. Demographer Rebecca Tippett explains the […]
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In just a few short weeks, the daily lives of Americans have completely changed. Across the country schools, restaurants, bars, stores, libraries and more are closing. The phrase “social distancing” is now a part of our daily language. All of these measures are necessary to help prevent the spread of […]
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Coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice have agreed to pay more than $5 million in overdue mine health and safety fines and fees. According to a press release released Wednesday, a total of 24 coal companies owned by the Justice family agreed to settle millions of […]
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As the coronavirus pandemic forces indefinite business closures, lawmakers are deciding what they can do to keep the economy afloat. One proposal is to send Americans $1,000 checks. A March 18 Facebook post, shared more than 6,000 times, takes aim at Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his views on the […]
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