The Republican-led Michigan Legislature sued Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday, asking a judge to declare invalid and unenforceable her stay-at-home order and other measures issued to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Indiana residents should be wary about claims some companies are making about their ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus with disinfectants or cleaning services, state officials said.
The details of Indianapolis’ bid for Amazon’s second headquarters project might never be revealed after a judge ruled that the documents aren’t required to be released under Indiana’s public records law.
As of Monday, U.S. beef and pork processing capacity was down 40% from last year, according to Jayson Lusk, head of the department of agricultural economics at Purdue University.
In April, all major categories fell sharply, with the business activity index dropping to 26, the lowest reading on record.
Take the New York metropolitan area’s progress against the coronavirus out of the equation and the numbers show the rest of the United States is moving in the wrong direction.
Some states with relatively few cases have been able to reopen their economies at a quicker pace and have more options on how to spend the federal largess. Many of them are now trying to determine how they can spend the windfall while keeping within the federal guidelines.
Decisions on which technologies to use—and how far those allow authorities to peer into private lives—are highlighting some uncomfortable trade-offs between protecting privacy and public health.
Three months ago, before the coronavirus outbreak caused widespread shutdowns in the United States, the U.S. Treasury was projecting that it would be able to pay down $56 billion in debt during the quarter.
The high court had initially postponed arguments in 20 cases scheduled for March and April because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the justices ultimately decided to hear 10 cases by phone over six days this month.
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, the nation’s largest mall operator, reopened several dozen shopping centers across Texas, Georgia and roughly 10 other states from Friday to Monday.
The industry’s argument against litigation is simple: This was an unprecedented crisis and nursing homes should not be liable for events beyond their control.
Dr. Brian Hainline expressed cautious optimism that college sports could be played during the fall semester, but “it’s not going to be risk-free, that’s for sure.”
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s five-stage roadmap to reopen the state reaches its end on July 4 — the very day an IndyCar-NASCAR Xfinity Series doubleheader is scheduled to be run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The pork processing plant closed for 14 days in an effort to contain an outbreak of COVID-19. Nearly 900 workers tested positive.
A day after closing out its best month since 1987, the S&P 500 fell 2.8%. The slide gave the benchmark index its second straight weekly loss.
The FDA acted after preliminary results from a government-sponsored study showed that the drug, remdesivir, shortened the time to recovery by 31%, or about four days on average, for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
The news was bad across the board: Production, new orders, hiring and export orders all fell faster in April than they did in March.
The Republican-led Michigan Legislature refused Thursday to extend the state’s coronavirus emergency declaration and voted to authorize a lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s authority and actions to combat the pandemic.
The move comes as airlines big and small contemplate how to comply with social-distancing recommendations in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
