Nov 6, 2020

Economic recovery is all about how we deal with COVID-19, Fed chair says

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Plus, Uber's plans to push for more laws across the country like Proposition 22 in California. And, Los Angeles County voters approved a criminal justice reform that would boost social services spending by hundreds of millions of dollars.

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COVID-19

Fed Chair Powell says full economic recovery depends on managing COVID-19

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder

Nov 6, 2020

Social distancing and wearing masks will help get the economy back to full strength, Powell said Thursday.

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Uber will push for more laws like Proposition 22 across the country, to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees

“Marketplace Tech” host Molly Wood has more.

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Elections 2020

Los Angeles voters approve plan to boost social service funding

by Jasmine Garsd

Nov 6, 2020

Measure J requires the county to spend at least 10% of its unrestricted general fund on things like job training and mental health treatment.

A man jogs past a row of telephone booths in front of the LA County Men's Central Jail on May 11, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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