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Letters to the editor (Feb. 2, 2021) The Ledger Getting a stimulus check each month would be a lifeline The People need a financial lifeline of monthly stimulus checks. At the height of COVID-19 shutdowns and in the midst of job loss and business closure, labor productivity and output rose 40% while real hourly compensation fell 10% (Bureau of Labor Statistic, 2020). The wealthiest companies are syphoning even more productivity from a shrinking workforce and profiting to the tune of millions wh...

Unemployed Floridians fearful of relief bill hold up Federal unemployment programs expire in three days. If the bill isn’t signed, millions could lose their unemployment benefits. Author: Josslyn Howard Updated: 7:03 PM EST December 23, 2020 JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Right before Christmas, the promise of COVID-19 relief could potentially be ripped out from under many struggling Americans. After months of debate, Congress finally passed a COVID relief bill l...

Stimulus checks to arrive as soon as next week December 21, 2020 at 5:35 PM EST - Updated December 21 at 5:35 PM New help from Congress could soon be on the way with stimulus checks going out before the new year begins. “It’s hard to pay some bills right now and I had to cut back on a lot of things,” said Robert Nobrega, who lost his hotel job in Boca Raton last spring. Nobrega has been getting by, he said, on the federal help to his weekly state unemployment benefits, which under the...