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Nov 11, 2020

A proposal to cut workplace safety funding during COVID-19

Senate Republicans unveiled a flurry of new spending bills Tuesday and one cuts $11 million out of OSHA. Plus, a new list of advisers for President-elect Joe Biden is out. And, Nebraskans vote to cap interest on payday loans.

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Loren Sweatt, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, responds to questions during a House subcommittee hearing on the federal government's actions to protect workers during COVID-19 on May 28, 2020 in Washington.
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Tech executives, tech critics, progressives and bankers make up Biden's list of transition team advisers
Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.
Republicans propose funding cuts to OSHA during pandemic
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Rod Lamkey/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it has received more than 10,000 COVID-related complaints.
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Nebraskans vote to cap interest rates on payday loans
by Samantha Fields
Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Voters overwhelmingly approved limiting annual interest on small-dollar loans to 36%.
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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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A proposal to cut workplace safety funding during COVID-19

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Segments From This Episode

Tech executives, tech critics, progressives and bankers make up Biden's list of transition team advisers

Republicans propose funding cuts to OSHA during pandemic

Nebraskans vote to cap interest rates on payday loans

Music from the episode

The Team