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Georgia Today: One metro Atlanta landlord filed more evictions during the moratorium than any other

An investigation finds one apartment complex in Clayton County has filed more evictions against tenants than any other landlord across metro Atlanta — including during the federal government's pandemic eviction ban that was designed to keep people in their homes and stem the spread of COVID-19.

January 21, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
A young man receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Charleston earlier this month while overlooking the West Virginia Capitol building.

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  • National

West Virginia Will Pay Young People $100 To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

The Republican-led state will offer savings bonds to residents between the ages of 16 and 35 in an effort to tackle vaccine hesitancy among its younger population.

April 27, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The IRS distributed the second round of stimulus money to eligible inmates using debit cards, which state prisons are unable to process. Correctional officials have communicated the problem to the federal agency, but it's unclear what steps the IRS will take to fix it.

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  • National

Stimulus Debit Cards Unusable For Prison Inmates In At Least Four States

The debit cards can't be processed in prisons so inmates can't deposit their payments. The IRS has acknowledged the problem, but hasn't offered an immediate solution.

February 06, 2021
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  • Jimmy Jenkins

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  • National

Have You Been Evicted During The Pandemic, Or Afraid Of Losing Your Home?

NPR wants to hear from you if you have lost income and couldn't pay rent to your landlord or needed a mortgage forbearance.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
A health care worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Hospitals across the U.S. began getting their first doses of Pfizer's vaccine this week.

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  • Health

Without Resources, Vaccine Rollout Could 'Fall At The Last Hurdle,' Journalist Warns

Atlantic writer Ed Yong says the COVID-19 vaccination program will be the most complicated the U.S. has ever attempted: "It's going to be a slow process, and there are a lot of possible roadblocks."

December 17, 2020
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  • Terry Gross
An application for the Paycheck Protection Program is pictured.

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  • Investigations

Most PPP Aid In Georgia Went To Big, Not Small Businesses, Data Show

More than half the funds received by Georgia companies as part of a federal loan program meant to support small businesses during the pandemic went to large companies that received loans of $3 million or more, according to newly released data from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

December 15, 2020
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  • Isaiah Poritz and
  • Georgia News Lab
People line up to be tested for the coronavirus at a free testing site Wednesday, Nov. 18 in Seattle.

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  • National

Rural Health Systems Challenged By COVID-19 Surge

Medical services in small Northwest towns are stretched to the limit with shortages of qualified workers and PPE, CARES Act funds running out and hospitals at or near capacity.

December 12, 2020
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  • Anna King
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Have You Skipped Rent Or Mortgage Payments During the Pandemic?

NPR wants to hear from you if you have lost income and needed a mortgage forbearance or if you tried to get help from your landlord.

December 09, 2020
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  • Chris Arnold
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos appears in Phoenix in October. On Friday, the Education Department announced an extension of pandemic relief measures for federal student loan borrowers.

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  • Education

Education Department Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze Through January

Congress hit pause on federal student loan payments in the CARES Act. The latest extension of this relief will last until after President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

December 05, 2020
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  • Elissa Nadworny
Kids taking test in classroom

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  • Education

Federal Cares Act Tug-of-War Impacts Coastal Georgia School Budgets

A select number of students in Chatham County are set to return to public school classrooms Monday amid widespread concern about health and safety due to COVID-19.

Among questions the school district has yet to resolve, however, is how much of the federal coronavirus relief funds allotted to it will go to which schools in the area. A recent judicial ruling means fewer dollars than expected will be going to private schools, amid a larger national debate over whether government funds to offset the economic costs of the coronavirus pandemic should prioritize economically disadvantaged families and businesses.

October 05, 2020
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  • Laura Corley
American Airlines check-in counters sit closed last month behind plastic barriers at Los Angeles International Airport.

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  • Economy

United And American Airlines Tell 32,000 Employees They're Now On Furlough

"To our departing 13,000 family members: thank you for your dedication and we look forward to welcoming you back," United told employees, as CARES Act payroll aid was set to expire.

October 01, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • David Schaper
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) during the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Congress Should Do Their Job So Millions of Americans Can Do Theirs

Millions of Americans are suffering from the economic effects of the pandemic while Congress fails to agree on another round of relief.

September 26, 2020
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  • Scott Simon
A woman joins with other demonstrators during the "Cancel Rent and Mortgages" rally in late June in Minneapolis. The march was demanding the temporary cancellation of rents and mortgages as COVID-19 batters the economy.

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  • Economy

It 'Looks Very Scary For Renters' As Federal Eviction Relief Expiration Nears

NPR's Noel King speaks with Matt Desmond, founder of Princeton's Eviction Lab, about the threat of a rising number of evictions nationwide as federal evictions relief draws to an end.

July 21, 2020
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  • Noel King
United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. Company executives call the COVID-19 pandemic the worst crisis in the airline's history.

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  • Business

United Airlines Tells 36,000 Employees They Might Lose Their Jobs

With bookings down and cancellations on the rise amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases, United's furloughs will be a "gut punch" to employees when federal coronavirus relief funding runs out.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • David Schaper
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to reporters about the coronavirus at the White House in March.

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  • Education

States Sue Education Department Over Allocation Of Pandemic Funds To Schools

Five states and the District of Columbia have accused the Trump administration of trying to unlawfully divert COVID-19 relief funds from public schools to private schools.

July 07, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
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