Federal News
Senate Democrats block Republican Covid relief proposal [Politico, 9/10/2020]
“Senate Democrats blocked a scaled-down, $500 billion Republican coronavirus relief measure Thursday, weakening the chances that Congress will approve another package before the November election.” (S.178)
Pushing for Action on LSFA [American Libraries, 9/14/2020]
“[The Library Stabilization Fund Act] (S. 4181/H.R. 7486) would establish a $2 billion emergency fund to address financial losses and bolster library services for libraries of all types, with priority given to the hardest-hit communities.”
State News
Pritzker orders agencies to start looking at cuts [State Journal-Register, 9/15/2020]