We got our hands on an outline of the HEROES ACT, the new House Dem coronavirus stimulus bill. As with anything, this is subject to change. We break down the highlights 👇
VALLEY TALK -- “Amazon, Google Help States as Coronavirus Boosts Unemployment Claims,”
by WSJ’s Sarah Chaney: “States including Rhode Island, Kansas and New York are turning to tech companies including Amazon Web Services and Google to handle an unprecedented rise in unemployment claims triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. …with busy phone lines, website crashes and delays in unemployment payments, with some operating on decades-old technology. Amazon.com Inc.’s technology is helping some states address these challenges.
by WSJ’s Melissa Korn: “College administrators expect more students to need financial aid for the coming school year—but fewer are applying for it. Applications for federal aid from high-school seniors dropped below year-ago levels in mid-March, as the coronavirus pandemic hit and many schools across the U.S. switched to remote learning. Since then, they have continued to slide, according to an analysis of federal data from the nonprofit National College Attainment Network.
“President Donald Trump is losing a critical constituency: voters who see two choices on the ballot — and hate them both. Unlike in 2016, when a large group of voters who disliked both Trump and Hillary Clinton broke sharply for Trump, the opposite is happening now, according to public polling and private surveys conducted by Republicans and Democrats alike. …both Clinton and Trump in 2016, Trump outperformed Clinton by about 17 percentage points, according to exit polls.
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