CARES Act

At the start of the pandemic, thousands of people were released from prison to finish their sentences on home confinement,

Color Of Change, ACLU Demand Biden Protect Thousands From Being Sent Back To Prison

Photos: YouTube\Twitter WASHINGTON — Color Of Change and the American Civil Liberties Union today took out a full page ad in the Washington Post ...

"Mr. President, this country faces the worst set of public health and economic crises that we have faced in over a hundred years

Sanders to U.S. Senate: The American People Need COVID-19 Economic Relief Now

Photos: YouTube Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) went to the Senate floor Friday afternoon to seek unanimous consent to pass legislation he had introduced earlier ...

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar delivered the following statement on the unconscionable inaction of Congressional Republicans

Republicans are Gaslighting The American Public and Costing Millions their Livelihoods and Lives

Photos: YouTube Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar delivered the following statement on the unconscionable inaction of Congressional Republicans, led by Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, in ...

Black Star News, Sen. Sanders, Manchin-Romney COVID-19 Legislation, CARES Act,

Sanders: Congress Cannot Go Home Without Passing COVID-19 Relief

Photo: YouTube Sen. Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement in response to the Manchin-Romney COVID19 legislation to be released this afternoon: “As a result ...

The November jobs report is bad says economist Michael Madowitz--especially for Black America.

Economist: November Jobs Report Signals Disaster, Congress Must Act Before 2021

The November jobs report is bad says economist Michael Madowitz–especially for Black America. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement ...

A correlating uptick in new cases in nursing homes occurred when cases in the surrounding community started rising back in mid-S

COVID-19: Nursing Homes See Worst Spike in New Cases Since Spring

Photo: Twitter The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities ...

COVID-19 cases in a surrounding community is a top factor in outbreaks in nursing homes.

COVID-19: U.S. Nursing Homes See Record Number of New Cases

[COVID-19\Nursing Homes\Assisted Living] AHCA\NCAL: “As experts have repeatedly noted, COVID-19 cases in a surrounding community is a top factor in outbreaks in nursing homes.” ...

spike in new COVID cases in the general U.S. population, weekly nursing home cases are also on the rise.

Nursing Homes See Major Spike In New COVID Cases

[COVID-19\Nursing Homes\Assisted Living] Mark Parkinson: “As we feared, the sheer volume of rising cases in communities across the U.S., combined with the asymptomatic and ...

Every single New Yorker, no matter their income or race, deserves to live in safe, lead-free homes

Velázquez, Gillibrand Probe NYCHA on Recent Lead Reports, and COVID-19 Response

[NYCHA\COVID-19] Sen. Gillibrand: “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated NYCHA’s financial and managerial problems, and has put already vulnerable families with children and elderly members ...

“Today’s announcement will allow school districts to use this money as it was intended.

Rep Scott: Devos’ Dept of Education tried to divert CARES funding

[CARES Act] Rep. Scott: “For more than four months, the Department of Education ignored the clear text of CARES Act in an attempt to ...

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