AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-ny-state-wire-politics-1778dfd13b5f5e71ede89a1ad7dc71b0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-ny-state-wire-politics-1778dfd13b5f5e71ede89a1ad7dc71b0Click to copyRelated topicsA Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could result in weeks or even months of delayed payments in some states.Older computer systems that took weeks to set up for the initial federal unemployment enhancement would need to...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-ny-state-wire-politics-1778dfd13b5f5e71ede89a1ad7dc71b0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-ap-top-news-ca-state-wire-ny-state-wire-politics-1778dfd13b5f5e71ede89a1ad7dc71b0Click to copyRelated topicsA Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could result in weeks or even months of delayed payments in some states.Older computer systems that took weeks to set up for the initial federal unemployment enhancement would need to...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementThank you to for joining our multi-state regional effort – along with NJ, CT, PA, DE, RI – to plan a safe & coordinated reopening. When we work together, we're stronger.— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo)Advertisement…AdvertisementAdvertisementThank you to for joining our multi-state regional effort – along with NJ, CT, PA, DE, RI – to plan a safe & coordinated reopening. When we work together, we're stronger.— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo)AdvertisementWW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/business-native-americans-opioids-local-governments-e5fdf13ab229b0abbdf5dc356d56b7b1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-native-americans-opioids-local-governments-e5fdf13ab229b0abbdf5dc356d56b7b1Click to copyRelated topicsSome state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed back Tuesday against a settlement offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it didn’t include enough money and goes too far in protecting the company and family members who own it from future liability.A group of nearly half the state attorneys general...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/business-native-americans-opioids-local-governments-e5fdf13ab229b0abbdf5dc356d56b7b1Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/business-native-americans-opioids-local-governments-e5fdf13ab229b0abbdf5dc356d56b7b1Click to copyRelated topicsSome state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed back Tuesday against a settlement offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, saying it didn’t include enough money and goes too far in protecting the company and family members who own it from future liability.A group of nearly half the state attorneys general...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyRelated topicsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.The fraud is fleecing...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyRelated topicsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.The fraud is fleecing...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyRelated topicsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.The fraud is fleecing...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-health-coronavirus-pandemic-asia-pacific-ohio-b651def05a8a049637c4a1047f788631Click to copyRelated topicsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave of fraud as they scramble to update security systems and block scammers who already have siphoned billions of dollars from pandemic-related jobless programs.The fraud is fleecing...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bob-ferguson-coronavirus-pandemic-opioids-district-of-columbia-7889d7fd3c25ae9b3a0829a73b7cb591Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bob-ferguson-coronavirus-pandemic-opioids-district-of-columbia-7889d7fd3c25ae9b3a0829a73b7cb591Click to copyRelated topicsThe global business consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to a $573 million settlement over its role in advising companies on how to “supercharge” opioid sales amid an overdose crisis, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The person was not authorized to...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/bob-ferguson-coronavirus-pandemic-opioids-district-of-columbia-7889d7fd3c25ae9b3a0829a73b7cb591Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bob-ferguson-coronavirus-pandemic-opioids-district-of-columbia-7889d7fd3c25ae9b3a0829a73b7cb591Click to copyRelated topicsThe global business consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to a $573 million settlement over its role in advising companies on how to “supercharge” opioid sales amid an overdose crisis, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The person was not authorized to...WW…

By | The Associated PressNo “blue state bailout” is a rallying cry for many congressional Republicans as attempts to provide more federal aid to a nation stricken by an ever-worsening coronavirus pandemic remain stuck in neutral.Yet it’s not just Democratic states asking for help amid plunging tax revenue, rising joblessness and a stuttering economy. Plenty of Republican-led states are feeling the pain, too.Just this past week, five GOP governors made a joint statement calling for Congress to pass a relief package to help their states deal with the fallout from the fast-spreading...…By | The Associated PressNo “blue state bailout” is a rallying cry for many congressional Republicans as attempts to provide more federal aid to a nation stricken by an ever-worsening coronavirus pandemic remain stuck in neutral.Yet it’s not just Democratic states asking for help amid plunging tax revenue, rising joblessness and a stuttering economy. Plenty of Republican-led states are feeling the pain, too.Just this past week, five GOP governors made a joint statement calling for Congress to pass a relief package to help their states deal with the fallout from the fast-spreading...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-crisis-guilty-plea-5704ad896e964222a011f053949e0cc0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-crisis-guilty-plea-5704ad896e964222a011f053949e0cc0Click to copyRelated topicsPurdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths but also angering critics who want to see individuals held accountable, in addition to the company.In a virtual hearing with a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey,...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-crisis-guilty-plea-5704ad896e964222a011f053949e0cc0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/purdue-pharma-opioid-crisis-guilty-plea-5704ad896e964222a011f053949e0cc0Click to copyRelated topicsPurdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths but also angering critics who want to see individuals held accountable, in addition to the company.In a virtual hearing with a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey,...WW…

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-virus-outbreak-public-health-michelle-lujan-grisham-health-005cb3942d90e60f9af2046527fd11e0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-virus-outbreak-public-health-michelle-lujan-grisham-health-005cb3942d90e60f9af2046527fd11e0Click to copyRelated topicsThe incoming Biden administration is promising a cohesive national strategy to combat the worsening coronavirus outbreak, something many public health officials and Democratic governors say they welcome after months of mixed messaging under the Trump administration.Consistency about the need...…AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-virus-outbreak-public-health-michelle-lujan-grisham-health-005cb3942d90e60f9af2046527fd11e0Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/pandemics-virus-outbreak-public-health-michelle-lujan-grisham-health-005cb3942d90e60f9af2046527fd11e0Click to copyRelated topicsThe incoming Biden administration is promising a cohesive national strategy to combat the worsening coronavirus outbreak, something many public health officials and Democratic governors say they welcome after months of mixed messaging under the Trump administration.Consistency about the need...WW…