The economic devastation comes as Congress prepares to return Monday and begin debating how to structure another round of federal stimulus. AD“Our economy in Arizona, like other states, was tanking,” said James Hodge, the director of the Center for Public Health Law and Policy at Arizona State University. With infections spiking, some workers fear the latest surge in Arizona could prove even more debilitating than the first. Beginning in March, unemployed state residents benefited from an extra $600 in federal jobless aid, offering them a major boost toward paying their rents and mortgages and covering other costs of living. ADADBut the extra federal assistance is set to expire on July 25 despite the sustained coronavirus outbreak in Arizona.

Source: Washington Post July 20, 2020 10:02 UTC