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Since then, two St. Louis- area counties have said they will follow suit, and two others have said they will stick with plans to shelter in place. The mayor of Eureka, in St. Louis County, said his city will defy the county's order to stay closed. Franklin County, where there have been 112 cases and 13 deaths, was the first in the St. Louis area to announce a relaxation of the…

Office Address: Veterans Affairs, Department of; VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF; 248- NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8; TAMPA, FL 33637. Description: Veterans Affairs, Department of. 12 COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATIONThe West Palm Beach VA Medical Center located at 7305 N Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410 has a requirement to provide service contract support…

The coronavirus crisis is crashing the U.S. economy at the fastest rate since the Great Depression, the government reported Wednesday, while the Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero as long as it takes to bolster a recovery. “We want it to be the way it was,” Mr. Trump said during a meeting with business leaders at the White House.

Apr. 29– MANSFIELD– The driver of a car that crashed into two utility poles and caught fire on Route 44 in Mansfield Monday night received minor injuries. Mansfield Fire Department Chief Francis Raiola said Tuesday the accident was reported at 9:35 p.m. on Route 44 near Codfish Falls Road. He said the driver was transported to Windham Community Memorial…

The Ionia County COA will enter into an agreement with VanderKodde Construction for renovations to its facility at 115 Hudson St. and to expand into the basement of the Ionia County Administrative Building at 101 W. Main St. The Ionia County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the agreement at its April 28 virtual meeting. Sealed bids for the project…

The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report:. Labor force participation problems among the prime-age population in the US remain one of the most pressing policy challenges of our time. Disability and health-related issues have been the top contributors to declines in labor force participation among people in their prime working years,…

David Perdue, R- Georgia, issued the following news release:. Following the deadly storms and tornadoes in Northwest Georgia earlier this month, U.S. Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, and U.S. Representative Tom Graves, sent a letter to President Trump requesting a major disaster declaration for the State of Georgia. The Members of Congress requested that…

Lori Trahan, D- Massachusetts, issued the following news release:. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Richard E. Neal, James P. McGovern, William Keating, Joseph P. Kennedy, Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton, Ayanna Pressley, Lori Trahan, announced that Massachusetts health care providers will receive an additional…

Apr. 29– ABC– Children's Academy in Bowling Green closed March 20 on the order of Gov. Andy Beshear, just like every other childcare center in Kentucky. Barker and more than 40 other operators of childcare care centers in the state are sending information about their denied claims to Brownsville attorney Gary Logsdon, who specializes in insurance cases.

Kim Schrier, D- Wash., has introduced legislation to “require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency.” Phil Roe, R- Tenn., Joseph D. Morelle, D- N.Y., and Jeff…

The White House, governors, members of congress and state lawmakers are all getting pressured by business leaders who want to be shielded from potential lawsuits brought by sick workers. The issue has vaulted to the forefront of the debate in Congress over the next, and fifth, coronavirus relief bill that’ s still in its infancy. The safety of returning workers has…

Faced with a choice between two aging campuses, the Oceanside Unified School District Board of Directors voted Tuesday to modernize San Luis Rey Elementary School and to sell Garrison Elementary School, where sinkholes appeared last year. The improvements to San Luis Rey will cost $17 to $20 million, staff said, and will include fixing sewage and drainage…