Coronavirus national update: May 20, 2020
(ABC NEWS) - All 50 states are now trying to re-open after COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. Meanwhile more than 90,000 Americans have died from the disease. Some Americans are pushing for…
Politics
CDC releases new guidelines for safely reopening country
(CNN) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines for reopening the country. The 60-page report details the steps the u-s should take as it…
Official WH portrait unveiling of former President Obama 'unlikely '
(CNN)---- An official portrait unveiling for former President Barack Obama at the White House isn't expected to occur anytime soon as his successor, President Donald Trump, accuses him of unsubstantiated and unspecified crimes. NBC News first…
Questions remain as SC virus committee winds down work
AccelerateSC, a group that Gov. McMaster created to help South Carolina grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, is winding down its work.
Mnuchin, Powell differ on outlook as they defend US economic response to coronavirus
(CNN) - Historic job losses, an economy heading toward recession and an unprecedented but uneven emergency federal response. The economic aspect of the…
What Americans will and won't owe back to the government after coronavirus pandemic
(CNN) - Billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars are going straight to Americans but will they have to send some of that money…
Columbia City Council asks Congress for rental assistance program
Columbia, SC (WOLO) --- The City of Columbia is asking the federal government to help people pay their rent. City Council is requesting Congress implement an Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The resolution…
SC Senate objects to governor’s emergency virus orders
The South Carolina Senate rebuked Gov. Henry McMaster for part of his coronavirus response in regards to the state of emergency.
Some green spaces in Columbia closed because of the pandemic will reopen
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - Some places to get outside in Columbia that have been closed because of the pandemic will reopen. The city announced…
All SC Voters can now Vote Absentee in June Primaries, Runoffs
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Concerns over voting in the June Primary, amid the coronavirus, will be eased by a new bill Governor Henry McMaster singed into law. In a release today from the State Election Commission,…
House rescue package includes $25 billion for Postal Service
A new coronavirus aid package released Tuesday by House Democrats includes $25 billion for the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service.
Via video hearing, SC court mulls absentee voting expansion
Via video hearing, the South Carolina Supreme Court mulls absentee voting expansion during the coronavirus pandemic.
Congress urged to enact measures to avoid COVID-19 related lawsuits
Columbia, SC (WOLO) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 21 other states trying to get Congress to approve specific liability protections to help eliminate the threat of COVID-19 related lawsuits while also making…
South Carolina's State of Emergency is set to expire today
The State of Emergency for South Carolina is set to expire today amid the COVID-19 pandemic after being extended on April 27.
Coronavirus government response: Americans returning to work can get tested: Trump
(ABC NEWS) - The White House is now implementing changes to its workplace after the coronavirus makes its way inside the West Wing. As travelers…
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