Here’s What’s In the $900 Billion COVID-19 Bill December 22, 2020 By David Shepardson, David Brunnstrom and Andy Sullivan U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new...
Absenteeism at Meatpacking Plants Tied to Workplace Safety Concerns June 15, 2020 By Tom Polansek and Andy Sullivan Smithfield Foods Inc. is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are...
Georgia Gambles on Reopening Business Amid Pandemic April 23, 2020 By Howard Schneider and Andy Sullivan A handful of mostly southern U.S. states will begin loosening economic restrictions this week in the midst of a still...
Who Got Money in Small Business Paycheck Protection Program? April 17, 2020 By Andy Sullivan, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (Reuters) – Over two frantic weeks, the U.S. government pledged $350 billion to Main Street businesses...
Some Details of the $2 Trillion U.S. Senate Coronavirus Rescue Bill March 25, 2020 By Susan Cornwell and Andy Sullivan U.S. senators will vote on Wednesday on a $2 trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the devastating economic impact...
FEMA Staffing Stretched Thin as Hurricane Season Gets Underway June 14, 2018 By Andy Sullivan As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last September, the top U.S. disaster response official ordered all hands on deck....
Florida Residents Return to Irma’s Battered Homes, Flooded Streets, Power Outages September 11, 2017 By Andy Sullivan and Robin Respaut Storm-shocked Floridians returned to shattered homes on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Irma pushed inland, leaving more than half...
In the End, Obama Won on Economy: Analysis November 7, 2012 By Andy Sullivan In the end, President Barack Obama won re-election on the issue that was supposed to send him packing: the sluggish...
Senate Approves Government Funding, Disaster Aid Bill September 27, 2011 By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro The U.S. Senate approved a deal Monday to avert a government shutdown, ending a standoff that highlighted a dysfunctional Congress’...
Senate Poised to Defeat House Spending, Disaster Aid Bill September 23, 2011 By Andy Sullivan and Thomas Ferraro With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to...