White House Proposes Dramatically Lower Unemployment Benefit in Exchange for $600 Stimulus Check

White House Proposes Dramatically Lower Unemployment Benefit in Exchange for $600 Stimulus Check

By Mike DeBonis and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed an economic relief package that would offer far skimpier federal unemployment benefits than what has been proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, adding an element of uncertainty into the fragile stimulus negotiations, according to two people familiar with the […]

Former Alabama state senator dies of Covid at 78, warns in last words, “We messed up”

"We let our guards down. Please tell everybody to be careful. This is real, and if you get diagnosed, get help immediately," former Sen. Larry Dixon said.

Former Alabama state senator dies of Covid at 78, warns in last words, “We messed up”

By Wilson Wong A former Alabama state senator died of Covid-19 last week at age 78, officials said. The former senator, Larry Dixon, a Republican who was also a former executive director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, died Friday, the board said in a statement. Dr. David Thrasher, a pulmonologist in Montgomery who […]