WASHINGTON, D.C. – New reporting from the New York Times illustrates how the Trump administration and Senate lawmakers are seeking to drastically cut pandemic relief benefits —…
Read moreAs another week of obstinance on the Hill draws to a close, senators and congresspeople alike are making plans to skip town for vacation — leaving struggling Americans to fend for themselves amidst the rubble…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – The July jobs report shows U.S. unemployment remains in recession, with the jobless rate hovering in the double digits at 10.2 percent. The Labor Department is reporting an even more…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – As many small businesses teeter on the brink of shutting down, Trump’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is slated to expire in just two days — with no replacement in sight. While congressional…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released results of a Public Policy Polling survey in Colorado finding support for extending the CARES Act’s $600 extra federal unemployment benefits that are responding to the continuing economic…
Read moreWashington D.C. – Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released results of a Public Policy Polling survey finding that 50 percent of respondents in North Carolina support Congress extending or increasing the CARES Act’s $600 extra…
Read moreWashington D.C. – Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released results of a Public Policy Polling survey finds that a majority (55%) of Florida respondents support Congress extending the CARES Act’s $600 extra federal unemployment benefits…
Read moreWashington D.C. – Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released results of a Public Policy Polling survey finding 50 percent of Kentucky respondents support extending the CARES Act’s $600 extra federal unemployment benefits that are in response…
Read moreReporting in Reuters, Axios, Commercial Appeal, the Philadelphia Tribune, and …
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Federal Reserve today found that the economic fallout from COVID-19 hit Black-owned businesses particularly hard. The report emphasizes the acute concentration of coronavirus…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Reports from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) released in recent days highlight just…
Read moreWhen Shawn Nesbit, president of Good Karma Café experienced difficulty in securing a Paycheck Protection Program loan from traditional banks, he turned to Lendistry for assistance. Lendistry is an African American owned Community Development Financial…
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