Six Ways Government Has Eased Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Six Ways Government Has Eased Up During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Restrictions on daily life are the norm in the United States under the coronavirus pandemic.

Close to home, for instance, dine-in restaurants, sit-down bars, golf courses, movie theaters, and barber shops are no longer open in Massachusetts by Governor Charlie Baker's decree. In many ways, state governments and the federal government are exercising more power than usual.

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Massachusetts Sees Record Unemployment Claims … Again

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts just set a new record — in unemployment claims filed.

In the week ending on Saturday, March 28, there was a state record 181,062 new unemployment claims filed on top of the 148,452 filed the week before.

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