Slog PM: Washington Wants to Get Kids Back to School, All Eyes on Cal Anderson
Congress is close to finalizing a year-end $900 billion stimulus deal: It looks like the compromise "is expected provide a new round of [~$600] direct payments to millions of Americans as well as additional unemployment benefits [~$300/week], food assistance and rental aid. It would prop up sputtering businesses with federally backed loans and provide funding for schools, hospitals and the distribution of a just-approved vaccine," reports the New York Times. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has noted that Georgia incumbent senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are "getting hammered"...
Source: thestranger.com