Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act

University of Kentucky Expert, Economist Michael Clark Weighs in on Impact of COVID-19

April 7, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 7, 2020) — As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the U.S., the government is responding in unprecedented ways. Measures to protect the nation’s most vulnerable citizens — though necessary — will have a lasting impact on…

Rutgers Economist on Stimulus Bill: “We patched the hole short-term.”

March 27, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

Michael Merrill, an economist and labor historian in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, is available for interview on House passage of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill. Merrill said, “Congress deserves praise for supplementing and extending unemployment benefits,…

UNH Experts Available To Discuss Coronavirus Stimulus Package Impact

March 26, 2020 sarah JonasFeature

As the coronavirus forces cities and states to close down for business and restricts people to stay safely at home, thousands of small businesses and even more employees are grappling with how to pay bills. Michelline Dufort, director of the Center for Family Enterprise and Daniel Innis, professor of marketing and hospitality management, both at the University of New Hampshire, are available to discuss how the largest emergency stimulus package in U.S. history will help struggling families and hard hit businesses, and if it will really help.