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Gridlock in Washington over extending PPP: What it means for California workers
This morning, Congress stalled again in negotiations over another pandemic relief bill. Today is the self-imposed deadline to reach a deal.
By Jonathan Bastian • • 11m ListenThis morning, Congress stalled again in negotiations over another pandemic relief bill. Today is the self-imposed deadline to reach a deal. Meanwhile, tens of millions of Americans are facing another week of reduced unemployment benefits, after the extra $600 in federal aid expired last week. Another program aimed at helping small businesses, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), expires on Saturday.
New job numbers are out today. The economy added 1.8 million jobs in July, though more than 20 million people have lost jobs since the pandemic began. In California, new research sheds light on those filing for unemployment.
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Jonathan Bastian
Host, Life Examined
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Alayna Treene
Axios reporter covering the White House and Congress Till Von Wachter, director of the UCLA California Policy Lab, UCLA economics professor
The full episode
1 of 4Back to school: How LAUSD teachers are prepping- 0:00Gridlock in Washington over extending PPP: What it means for California workersYou’re reading this
- 11:53Teachers make sense of new guidelines for distance learning — before school starts on Aug 18
- 26:01‘The Secret Garden’ finds magic within sorrow, says critic
- 35:34COVID-19 pandemic is squeezing supplies of tents, bikes and freeze-dried food