Jul 27, 2020
What to do about those $600? That’s still the question.
The benefits vary from state to state, though right now, recipients also qualify for $600 a week in federal pandemic unemployment benefits.
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Republicans are expected to roll out their trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package today. A 17% jump in the number of people in the U.S. relying on food stamps. And, how have plant-based meat companies fared during COVID-19?
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It doesn't look like Senate Republicans intend to extend the extra $600-a-week pandemic unemployment benefits
Instead, they're proposing a scaled-back unemployment supplement. Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer reports.
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Days To Come Bonobo, Bajka
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