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Today's AFL-CIO Daily Brief: AFL-CIO Tour Bus Races Through Derby City with BOSK Workers Ahead of Their Landmark Election

Read More > Today's AFL-CIO Daily Brief: AFL-CIO Tour Bus Races Through Derby City with BOSK Workers Ahead of Their Landmark Election
Today's AFL-CIO Daily Brief: AFL-CIO Tour Bus Races Through Derby City with BOSK Workers Ahead of Their Landmark Election

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From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky congressman James Comer traded stocks ahead of coronavirus market plunge

From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky congressman James Comer traded stocks ahead of coronavirus market plunge

By ALFRED MILLER and PHILLIP M. BAILEY

Weeks before U.S. stocks began to plunge in the face of a global coronavirus pandemic, Rep. James Comer placed two trades that numerous other investors would later seek to mimic.

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Read More > From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky congressman James Comer traded stocks ahead of coronavirus market plunge

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From the New York Times: Senators Edge Closer to Bipartisan Agreement on Economic Rescue Plan

From the New York Times: Senators Edge Closer to Bipartisan Agreement on Economic Rescue Plan

EDITOR'S NOTE: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) ripped the latest Senate proposal from Republican leaders to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it “an utter disgrace.” The bill gives free money to corporations, ignores the health crisis, and does nothing to k

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Read More > From the New York Times: Senators Edge Closer to Bipartisan Agreement on Economic Rescue Plan

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From the governor's office: Kentucky unemployment insurance implements new procedures to manage influx of claims from workers affected by COVID-19 state of emergency

From the governor's office: Kentucky unemployment insurance implements new procedures to manage influx of claims from workers affected by COVID-19 state of emergency

 

UPDATE: “Beshear says he's working to open up unemployment for independent contractors (people like hairdressers).He says if you started your application for unemployment this week, you need to finish it tomorrow by 11:59 p.m.”
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