Need Help With Covid-19 Tech? This Nonprofit Connects Volunteers with Governments
The U.S. Digital Response, a new nonprofit, dispatches tech-sector volunteers to assist governments with coronavirus-related projects.
Maybe We Never Needed All That Red Tape
COMMENTARY | Amid a pandemic, states are rethinking rules that never protected consumers in the first place.
Coronavirus Eviction Rules Don’t Always Help People in Motels
Motel dwellers may not receive tenant protections in some states.
Cities Take Lead on Coronavirus Response At Times, Leading to Friction With States
Debates over state and local authority could come into play going forward as government leaders decide on how to dial back restrictions and restart the economy.
Half of Cities Expect to Cut Public Services Due to Pandemic
As local leaders urge more funding for cities, Congress is locked in a stalemate over funding priorities.
There’s Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities. That Suggests Coronavirus Deaths Are Higher Than Reported.
Coronavirus death counts are based on positive tests and driven by hospital deaths. But data from major metropolitan areas shows a spike in at-home deaths, prompting one expert to say current numbers were just “the tip of the iceberg.”
Too Much Food at Farms, Too Little Food in the Stores
Faced with a supply chain disrupted by the coronavirus, agriculture departments and farm bureaus are striving to connect farmers with food banks and potential buyers.
The Pandemic Response Measures State and Local Governments Should Move On Now
COMMENTARY | State and local officials have initiated many measures to mitigate the consequences of the coronavirus. However, there is still much more for them to do.
Health Coverage for Unemployed Harder to Come By in Some States
In the 14 states that declined to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, many people are struggling to get coverage at a time of a spreading lethal virus.
The City That Has Flattened the Coronavirus Curve
Mayor London Breed’s early and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak have made San Francisco a national model in fighting the pandemic.
Tourist Towns Ban Short-Term Rentals to Prevent Virus Spread
Short-term rental listings have drawn ire from local officials for advertising homes as quarantine retreats.
States Announce Regional Efforts to Restart the Economy
The moves came as President Trump declared he and the federal government have primacy over deciding when “to open up the states” amid the coronavirus crisis.
Abortion Clinic Protesters Are Being Arrested for Violating Stay-At-Home Orders
In several cities across the country, anti-abortion protesters are among those testing local and state orders telling people to stay home, saying they see their actions as constitutionally protected.
Ready or Not, Schools Shift to Full-Time Virtual Learning
In many of the districts closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, school officials are trying to figure out how to connect students while they prepare online lesson plans.
Older Americans Are Risking Coronavirus Exposure to Get Their Medications
COMMENTARY | A national survey of Americans over age 65 to see how they are getting medications almost a month into stay-at-home recommendations should be a call to action, both for older adults and for those who care about them.
A Covid-19 Data Lag Might Be Giving Americans False Hope
Premature reports of daily death tolls create the illusion that cases are perpetually on the verge of peaking.
Border Checkpoints Discourage Travelers Between States
States are discouraging out-of-state tourists, governors are warning their residents not to travel to neighboring states, and law enforcement is screening drivers at state borders.
The Pandemic Will Cleave America in Two
Some will emerge from this crisis disrupted and shaken, but ultimately stable. Others will come out of it with much more lasting scars.
Furor Erupts: Billions Going To Hospitals Based On Medicare Billings, Not COVID-19
The Trump administration confirmed Friday it would give hospitals and doctors coronavirus bailout money according to their historical share of revenue from the Medicare program for seniors—not according to their caseload burden.
He Spent $500,000 to Buy Coronavirus Tests. Health Officials Say They’re Unreliable.
An ER owner bought 20,000 rapid COVID-19 tests, but a week later they were seized by the federal government. It’s a bitter example of what can go wrong when local governments try to buy supplies on the open market from unknown manufacturers.
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