Politics HOUSE RELEASES FIRST DRAFT OF RELIEF BILL House Democrats released the first draft of their COVID-19 relief bill on Monday with provisions for $1,400 stimulus checks, a hike in the minimum wage, extension and expansion of unemployment benefits, increases in the annual child credit and earned income tax credit,…
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Politics CBO RELEASES REPORT ON PROPOSED MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE According to a Congressional Budget Office report released on Monday, raising the minimum wage to $15 would cut employment by 1.4 million workers over the next four years and add $54 billion to the federal deficit over the next 10. On…