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Elections 2020

The economy touches all facets of this election.

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Elections 2020

Change in the White House means changing plans for some businesses

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 9, 2020
Companies large and small are getting ready for changes in trade, taxes and health care policy.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appear in Delaware during their successful campaign. The White House is expected to send Congress a massive relief package in the coming days.
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Stocks surge on vaccine news, Biden victory

by Associated Press
Nov 9, 2020
Markets were already sharply higher when Pfizer said that data shows vaccine shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19.
Any economic recovery depends on checking the pandemic, and investors pounced upon the news. Pfizer’s data is only preliminary and does not mean a vaccine is imminent.
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What to expect from Biden on propping up the COVID economy

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Nov 9, 2020
Biden's COVID task force is expected to tackle funding for state and local governments, as well as schools and small businesses.
President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris take the stage at the Chase Center to address the nation Nov. 7, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.
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A primer on Joe Biden’s fiscal and economic policies

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 7, 2020
Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election. What will he do for the U.S. economy?
President-elect Joe Biden delivering remarks on COVID-19 back in October in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

by Associated Press
Nov 7, 2020
Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman and the first person of color vice president-elect.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, at a rally in August, are headed to the White House after the Associated Press called the presidential race Saturday.
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Why Colorado passing paid family leave matters even more during COVID

by Katherine Wiles
Nov 6, 2020
The ballot measure passed at a time when women are leaving the workforce due to a lack of child care.
A voter turns in her ballot in Edgewater, Colorado, on Nov. 3. Colorado is the first state to pass paid family leave through a ballot measure.
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Facebook, Twitter and more crack down on violent rhetoric, election misinformation

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Nov 6, 2020
Social media companies are now in the business of trying to swat down misinformation, as is clear from the 2020 election.
Since Election Day, Twitter has put about a third of President Donald Trump’s tweets behind a fact-check label.
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Runoff in Georgia Senate races would mean big spending

by Justin Ho
Nov 6, 2020
Candidates are likely to use money to double-down on TV and online advertising, and to get out the vote.
The runoff races in Georgia will likely focus on people who voted third-party in the general election.
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Los Angeles voters approve plan to boost social service funding

by Jasmine Garsd
Nov 6, 2020
Measure J requires the county to spend at least 10% of its unrestricted general fund on things like job training and mental health treatment.
A man jogs past a row of telephone booths in front of the LA County Men's Central Jail on May 11, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.
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Public transit emerges a big winner in election

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 5, 2020
Even as the pandemic drives down ridership, voters approved more than a dozen local transit measures.
A woman rides a Metro Rail train in April in Los Angeles. The pandemic has led to a plummet in public transit ridership.
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