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UPDATE: Senator Chuck Schumer said late Saturday night that there may be a vote today in the House and Senate on a new stimulus package. Schumer, the Senate minority leader, told a reporter outside his office “We’re getting very close” and “It looks like we’ll be able to [vote in the House and Senate]. If things…

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) says it will start processing as of Sept. 7 the Lost Wages Assistance money approved by President Donald Trump via executive order. That means that those collecting unemployment should see a $300 federal boost to their state funds arriving by mid-month. However…

The first step toward a possible compromise on a second round of federal stimulus money is in the works. But there’s still a ways to go before the money starts flowing to the unemployed. A conversation Thursday between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows produced no results…