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GOP lawmakers vote remotely more often after initial scorn
Read full article: GOP lawmakers vote remotely more often after initial scornJust seven Republicans, along with most Democrats, used remote voting in the House when voting-from-somewhere-else was first allowed two years ago as the pandemic erupted.
Florida high court refuses DeSantis request on redistricting
Read full article: Florida high court refuses DeSantis request on redistrictingThe Florida Supreme Court is telling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman’s district is unconstitutional.
Thousands of firefighters battle big blazes across the West
Read full article: Thousands of firefighters battle big blazes across the WestAn army of firefighters is working in hot, dry and windy weather to contain blazes chewing through wilderness and burning homes across drought-stricken Western states.
Too risky? Fed pressed to expand aid to some businesses
Read full article: Too risky? Fed pressed to expand aid to some businessesLawmakers are pressing the central bank to deliver more aid to struggling small and mid-sized businesses. And now many lawmakers are asking the Fed to expand its lending to small and medium-sized businesses, by allowing companies to offer assets such as commercial properties as collateral. The decision is on the doorstep of Fed Chairman Jay Powell and Steven Mnuchin, the Trump administrations treasury secretary. Its risky because it can be hard for the Fed to accurately appraise assets right now, he told The Associated Press. If it makes riskier loans, the Fed may be seen as propping up teetering zombie businesses that could default on payments.