Most Republicans in Congress—perhaps all of them—appear prepared to oppose President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief bill. Senator Mitt Romney, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the proposal a “clunker” that is “filled with bad policies and sloppy math.” The House Minority Whip’s office the bill “Pelosi’s Payoff to Progressives Act” and now even Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, his opposition. Politico that “Republicans are now gambling that there will be more backlash over schools staying closed, the Covid bill’s massive price tag and a...…Most Republicans in Congress—perhaps all of them—appear prepared to oppose President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief bill. Senator Mitt Romney, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the proposal a “clunker” that is “filled with bad policies and sloppy math.” The House Minority Whip’s office the bill “Pelosi’s Payoff to Progressives Act” and now even Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, his opposition. Politico that “Republicans are now gambling that there will be more backlash over schools staying closed, the Covid bill’s massive price tag and a...WW…

Americans may find themselves following the state’s stay-at-home playbook in this year’s presidential election. This story originally appeared in Washington Monthly. It is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from , a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. As America’s primary elections stumble along, a fairer method of picking who runs the country is gaining ground. In this week’s news briefing: empathy-based political canvassing, old seeds grown anew and pavement that lets the water in. As Washington State moves to ban companies...…Americans may find themselves following the state’s stay-at-home playbook in this year’s presidential election. This story originally appeared in Washington Monthly. It is part of the SoJo Exchange of COVID-19 stories from , a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. As America’s primary elections stumble along, a fairer method of picking who runs the country is gaining ground. In this week’s news briefing: empathy-based political canvassing, old seeds grown anew and pavement that lets the water in. As Washington State moves to ban companies...WW…