Lawmakers compromise on PPP loan terms as talks continue

Lawmakers compromise on PPP loan terms as talks continue-rollcall: A Republican lawmaker said Wednesday that negotiators agreed to adjust a key ratio in a program to relieve small businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic, lowering to 60 percent the portion of loans that must be used for payroll, from 75 percent currently, and giving borrowers more time to use any loans.

Bad state data hides coronavirus threat as Trump pushes reopening

Bad state data hides coronavirus threat as Trump pushes reopening-politico: Federal and state officials across the country have altered or hidden public health data crucial to tracking the coronavirus' spread, hindering the ability to detect a surge of infections as Trump pushes the nation to reopen rapidly.

US Chamber expects another COVID-19 relief bill before July 4

US Chamber expects another COVID-19 relief bill before July 4-rollcall: One of the nation's most powerful trade groups expects Congress to pass another coronavirus relief bill, one including its legislative priorities, before the Fourth of July recess.

California reopens churches 3 days after Trump threatened to 'override' states

California reopens churches 3 days after Trump threatened to 'override' states-politico: Gov. Gavin Newsom gave California churches the green light Monday to reopen, three days after President Donald Trump threatened to "override" states that continued to block in-person religious services due to the pandemic.

Poll: Stark partisan divide on reopening America

Poll: Stark partisan divide on reopening America-politico: Most Republicans are rallying behind Trump’s calls for a quick reopening of businesses closed by coronavirus shutdowns, while Democrats strongly favor a more cautious approach, according to a new POLITICO-Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health survey.

Social distancing one week earlier could have saved 36,000 US lives: study

Social distancing one week earlier could have saved 36,000 US lives: study-thehill: The U.S. could have avoided nearly 36,000 deaths caused by the coronavirus through early May if stay-at-home orders and other social-distancing restrictions were implemented just one week earlier, a new study from Columbia University researchers shows.

CDC releases detailed reopening guidance

CDC releases detailed reopening guidance-thehill: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has quietly released detailed reopening guidance for schools, child-care facilities, restaurants and mass transit systems as states have already started reopening businesses over the past few weeks.