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How the pandemic is changing us

How the pandemic is changing us

Right now, most of us are just trying to keep up with the daily deluge of information. But if history is a guide, this pandemic is quietly changing us and our culture. What might be the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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A look at the science of coronavirus as the country loosens restrictions

A look at the science of coronavirus as the country loosens restrictions

All eyes are on states that are loosening social distancing restrictions and what that means for the spread and treatment of COVID-19 infections. We look at these moves, along with the latest science, with two epidemiologists.
by Kerri Miller and Breann Schossow

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Meatpackers cautiously reopen plants amid coronavirus fears

Meatpackers cautiously reopen plants amid coronavirus fears

A South Dakota pork processing plant took its first steps toward reopening after a virus outbreak among workers that was one of the worst in the nation. Smithfield Foods shuttered its Sioux Falls plant for over two weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak that infected over 800 employees.
by The Associated Press

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How did the small business loan program have so many problems in just 4 weeks?

How did the small business loan program have so many problems in just 4 weeks?

Not-so-small companies, like Shake Shack, and organizations like the LA Lakers were able to get loans that were meant for suffering small businesses. What happened?
by Cheryl W. Thompson, Bill Chappell, Graham Smith, Pallavi Gogoi, Danielle Kurtzleben , Jim Zarroli and Laura Sullivan

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American public space, rebooted: What might it feel like?

American public space, rebooted: What might it feel like?

Already, there are hints of what institutions and the spaces they occupy could look like, such as vibrating pagers to let you know it’s your turn somewhere or ballparks and movie theaters deliberately keeping seats empty. If even some come to pass, they could alter Americans' relationship with the public realm.
by The Associated Press

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Coronavirus conundrum: How to cover millions who lost their jobs and health insurance

Coronavirus conundrum: How to cover millions who lost their jobs and health insurance

Over 9 million Americans have lost both their job and health coverage. To help them, COBRA is an option, but it could cost buyers more than if subsidies were increased for Affordable Care Act plans.
by Dan Gorenstein and Leslie Walker

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COVID-19 damage to state budget assessed this week

COVID-19 damage to state budget assessed this week

Months ago, lawmakers were debating how to spend extra money. This week, state leaders learn if they’ll have to confront a deficit instead.
by Brian Bakst

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Supreme Court arguments resume — but with a twist

Supreme Court arguments resume — but with a twist

Beginning Monday, for the first time in the Supreme Court's 231-year history, the justices will hear oral arguments by phone in a slate of important cases.
by Nina Totenberg

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May 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: 428 deaths; bars, eateries suffer 'monumental hit'

May 4 update on COVID-19 in MN: 428 deaths; bars, eateries suffer 'monumental hit'

The latest numbers come as the state lifted some curbs on retailers but still left bars and restaurants takeout-only. A top hospitality executive warned that more than half those businesses could go under permanently in the next two months.
by MPR News Staff

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