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Economic Justice News

  • Askren: Relief fund to help area residents

    Commercial-News

    Since March, our office has been working to create, and then fund, a COVID-19 Relief Fund for any resident in our coverage area who has lost wages or employment due to the COVID-19. Applicants will have to send, via email or text, a picture of their valid ID and unemployment acceptance/rejection letter. Remember we are all in this together. Live United. Sherri M. Askren is president of United Way of Danville Area, Inc., 28 W. North St., Danville, IL 61832.

  • Family ravaged by coronavirus begged for tests, hospital care, but was repeatedly denied

    Detroit Free Press

    Keith's mom and dad went, too. "We just thought he had the flu," Keith said. He went to Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Pointe for help, Keith said. "He tells them, 'My father has the coronavirus. I am coughing,' " Keith said. "He had a fever of 101.

  • How Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh changed the fringe right

    The Buffalo News

    And it had a lasting impact on America's fringe right. He cited the Ku Klux Klan and Weathermen. The KKK targeted blacks, civil rights protesters, Jews and others. We kind of wish he was never associated with the name militia.

  • Reasons many for fewer NH infections than Mass.

    The New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)

    People who are asymptomatic, they are going to the liquor, grocery stores, not wearing masks and spreading the virus," said Dr. How many of our residents are staying home even with real illness, not calling out until they have difficulty breathing?

  • Gov. Wolf outlines plan for reopening Pennsylvania but says social distancing must continue for weeks

    The Philadelphia Inquirer

    PHILADELPHIA _ Gov. Tom Wolf outlined a broad plan Friday to reopen parts of Pennsylvania's economy by region, but cautioned that the phased reopening cannot happen until the spread of the coronavirus slows further. There were 1,633 coronavirus patients hospitalized in Southeastern Pennsylvania on Friday, including 852 in city hospitals.

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Environmental Justice News

  • Models Are Better, But Far From Perfect

    Star Tribune

    Note that temps across the far north will be nearly -10F to -15F below average. The Lyrids aren’t the richest shower of the year. That’s why you’ll see fewer Lyrid meteors.

  • Water's world: Three-part documentary looks at our relationship with our most fundamental resource

    Albuquerque Journal

    The first part premieres on Earth Day at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, on New Mexico PBS. We didn't want people to feel like it was finger wagging. This is where Jill Farrant, who works with resurrection plants comes into play." Farrant is a physiologist and professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

  • Art for Earth Day: Seattle Times artists past and present share their views of our world

    The Seattle Times

    The art was created in airbrushed acrylic paint." David Miller is the Pacific NW magazine art director. Previously, he was The Seattle Times design director. She has won numerous awards and was featured in Print magazine, along with other Seattle Times art department members.

  • Through the ages, contagions 'impacted everybody'

    Lewiston Morning Tribune

    They would just scatter and try to get away from the disease." Over time, the Nez Perce had to deal with more illnesses. It wiped out a village of Nez Perce who were hunting in Buffalo Country in the mid-1800s. It's not just a geographic area or a certain group of people; it's everybody being impacted.

  • Oceanside seeks relief after record rainfall

    The San Diego Union-Tribune

    The total rainfall for the week was 5.7 inches. "We were lucky it wasn't a normal Friday, where people were out driving," Lawrence said. The entire state is under stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Most of the heavy rain was localized in North County, he said. Encinitas had even more, over 7 inches for the week.

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Immigration News

  • Scott Turner: Officials urge halt to border wall construction during pandemic

    Albuquerque Journal

    It was awarded a $789 million contract by the Army Corps in Albuquerque.

  • 'Kiss jaguars goodbye' in Arizona if border wall cuts off access from Mexico

    The Arizona Daily Star

    But environmentalists and Spangle are skeptical or downright scornful of their chances of working. He called the Real ID Act's allowance for waivers "a time saver, a project saver in some cases. We are at about 7 million people in Arizona.

  • Todd Dorman: Iowa failed its vulnerable long before COVID-19

    The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

    Any calls for compassion are met with cries of "Amnesty!" Reynolds and other statehouse Republicans raised money and hell in 2018 over "sanctuary cities" shielding scary immigrants. This month they charged the state with violating workers' civil rights by failing to provide COVID-19 information in their languages. More groups have called on Reynolds to protect these workers.

  • Sun's Gwathmey was in Italy when COVID-19 struck

    The Day

    We had a really good team." Gwathmey had to take a short leave to play at an Olympic qualifying tournament in February. She helped Puerto Rico clinch its first Olympic berth, then returned to Italy and injured her hamstring at her first practice back. I was like, I need to get out of here." Thankfully for Gwathmey, her team had booked her a March 13 flight home.

  • Feds: Trucks resembling those of Arizona border-wall contractors used for smuggling

    The Arizona Daily Star

    The truck, outfitted with an orange flag used by legitimate contractors, then headed to Douglas. Agents said the truck was driven by Siqueiros, who continued through Douglas at a slow speed and followed traffic laws. He and the other 15 people crossed the border and got into the truck, which was parked near the border fence.

  • A message of hope: Churches stay connected with drive-in Easter services

    The Herald (Sharon, Pa.)

    ...churches throughout the Valley are holding Easter services a bit differently this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our catchphrase is 'Come as you are, and stay in your car," said Hermitage's Gentle Shepherd Church of the Nazarene Senior Pastor Brian Burke. Starting at 10:30 a.m., Burke said members of the congregation will park their cars in the church parking lot where, depending on the weather, the church will have a small worship band and live service. An FM transmitter...

  • In an ICE detention center in Pa., one migrant's case of COVID-19 -- and fear for others who might have been exposed

    The Philadelphia Inquirer

    ICE says Camacho-Lopez got that. » HELP US REPORT: Are you a health care worker, medical provider, government worker, patient, frontline worker or other expert? Detainees received meals in their cells, and staffers were now required to wear protective masks. Detainees were having their temperatures taken every day. Camacho-Lopez was scheduled to see a medical provider on Tuesday.

  • Will I get detained by ICE if I go to a hospital? What you need to know during the coronavirus pandemic if you're undocumented

    The Philadelphia Inquirer

    Now you know what it's like to be undocumented. The United States is home to about 11 million undocumented immigrants, including 50,000 in Philadelphia. Undocumented workers make up roughly 5% of the U.S. labor force, according to the Pew Research Center. A 2009 public-health study found that some immigrants and refugees could be more vulnerable to a flu pandemic because of health issues and living conditions.

  • As coronavirus takes their jobs, benefits, Houston immigrants feel 'like they suddenly don't exist'

    The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Many immigrants in the country illegally and who are the backbone of Houston's underground economy, do not qualify for help, even though they pay taxes directly or indirectly. They send money to family back home in Chihuahua, Mexico. "Otherwise, who is going to pay the bills!" These days, that work has been slow. Olguín said he was lucky last week when he got a two-day gig to remove the exterior cladding of a building with other workers.

  • Coronavirus canceled Arroyo Grande couple's destination wedding -- but Zoom saved the day

    The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)

    ...virtual toasts. The Buckleys had been scrambling since early March, when President Donald Trump issued a travel ban from Europe in light of the then-still developing coronavirus outbreak, bride Berenice Buckley told The Tribune. The couple were originally planning to have their wedding ceremony in France this week. Berenice, who is half French, said the couple planned to get married outside of Bordeaux on April 2. "I happen to be an extreme planner," Berenice Buckley...

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Health Care

  • Citing hellish conditions, COVID-19 cases, Florida suspends 2 nursing home administrators

    The Miami Herald

    Some resident rooms lacked hand sanitizer or gloves. Plourde has been a Florida-licensed nursing home administrator since 1986. The Herald left messages on the cell phones of Cameron, Daniels and Plourde. The nurses were to help with the moves.

  • What pandemic? Leslie Rutledge still wants to kill the Affordable Care Act

    Arkansas Times

    The record of Republican-held houses of Congress is exactly the opposite. Its existing-condition coverage proposal was a worthless sham.  Efforts are underway by the Trump administration to wreck Medicaid. Killing Obamacare is a terrible idea at any time.

  • Trump Administration Considering Opening Obamacare Enrollment Amid Pandemic

    The Huffington Post

    Open enrollment for states that use the federal exchange ended on Dec. 15.

  • PEIA in good financial health despite pending COVID-19 cases, stock market collapse

    Coal Valley News (Madison, W.Va.)

    Insurance Agency remains in good financial health, members of the PEIA Finance Board were advised Thursday. PEIA financial officers are projecting a spike in costs for COVID-19 testing and medical care for PEIA insurees likely will be offset by a drop-off in elective procedures during the pandemic. "We will see spiked utilization of services with the pandemic, but we also will see a decline in elective services," Jason Haught, PEIA's chief financial officer, told the board....

  • Sununu seeks special period to enroll in Obamacare

    The New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)

    March 18-- Mar. 18--CONCORD -- Gov. Enrolling in a healthcare.gov plan can be confusing, and, as you know, the Trump administration has scaled back consumer enrollment assistance," wrote State Sens.

  • Democratic debate: Missed it? 7 issues that highlighted differences

    The Palm Beach Post

    Sanders got Biden onstage to say he would support permitting Medicaid to pay for abortions for women enrolled in the program, something that Biden had not supported in the past. Biden said Sunday night he will nominate a woman as his running mate. An issue that had disappeared from the debate stage came back. Biden committed himself to no deportations of undocumented people in his first 100 days and thereafter just felons.

  • Seattle's Nursing Home Nightmare Could Be A Preview Of Things To Come

    The Huffington Post

    At its worst, it’s lackadaisical, impersonal and outright hazardous. Nursing homes, in particular, have a reputation for poor care. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who included a long-term care benefit as part of his “Medicare for All� proposal. For now, there are more than a million people in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

  • Inside how the coronavirus changed the final days of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders’ campaigns to win Illinois

    Chicago Tribune

    The Vermont senator also repeatedly has touted the hundreds of thousands of doors his grassroots supporters have knocked on during the final weekend of any given state’s campaign. The campaign also was looking at evening St. The campaign also planned a Sunday debate night video event with Dr.

  • To protect against coronavirus, Centre County retirement communities limit visitors, cancel events

    St. Cloud Times

    ...recommendations and communication to everyone." The State College retirement community limited entry points and is requiring all visitors to check-in at a reception desk, where they will be asked a series of questions about their recent travels and health conditions, Lysle said. No outside visitors will be permitted in the facility's health center and all events that would have brought visitors into the community were canceled, Lysle said. All residents who traveled by...

  • Michael Hiltzik: How California made Obamacare work

    Los Angeles Times

    The Trump administration has made other moves to undermine the ACA, including reducing the open enrollment period by weeks. The figures refer to gross premiums, before tax subsidies. Last year the state enacted its own individual penalty for not carrying insurance.

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