On today’s show:
Coronavirus Crisis confirmed numbers update
There are new state unemployment numbers
The Detroit Public Schools are getting more than 50,000 tablets for distance learning.
Detroit summer programming will be closed, but parks will remain open.
Republicans in the state legislature are working to strip the Governor’s emergency powers, wanting to open the economy faster.
An industry group says that restaurants have lost $1.2B in sales and a quarter-million jobs.
A report says that Detroit’s city council president is in hot water over campaign contributions. (Read on the Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2020/04/21/brenda-jones-detroit-city-council-tlaib/)
GM is calling back some white-collar workers. The UAW doesn’t want it to happen so fast.
Henry Ford Health System is adding to the pile of healthcare-related layoffs.
And a magazine popular with the Farmer’s market crowd has changed hands.
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