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WASHINGTON — America’s most celebrated infrastructure initiative, the interstate highway system, rammed an elevated freeway through the center of Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans in the late 1960s.

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Nearly 20 percent of Americans say they can't afford needed health care -- poll

Wed, 2021-03-31 12:05 — mike kraft

Nearly 20 percent say they can't afford needed health care: poll A growing number of Americans are indicating they cannot afford health care, according to a new poll released this week. Dominick Mastrangelo TheHill

A growing number of Americans are indicating they cannot afford health care, according to a new poll released this week.

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Tenants in some states still having problems getting pandemic rent help

Tue, 2021-03-30 20:08 — mike kraft

States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last July that New York would spend $100 million in federal coronavirus relief to help cash-strapped tenants pay months of back rent and avert evictions. By the... AP NEWS

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Food pantries hard pressed to meet the continuing need for "food insecure" Americans

Tue, 2021-03-30 12:55 — mike kraft

In a suburban parking lot, a portrait of unyielding need at food giveaway A 55 percent spike in food insecurity caused by the coronavirus pandemic has food pantries straining under continuing demand. Antonio Olivo Washington Post

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Biden admin reconsiders use of mass vaccinations sites, pharmacies do better

Tue, 2021-03-30 10:04 — mike kraft

Biden admin remakes vaccine strategy after mass vaccination sites fizzle The federal government has found that Americans prefer vaccination at pharmacies over expensive mega-sites. Erin Banco POLITICO

The Biden administration is rethinking a costly system of government-run mass vaccination sites after data revealed the program is lagging well behind a much cheaper federal effort to distribute doses via retail pharmacies.

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Webnar, tomorrow, March 30, 11: AM ET Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

Mon, 2021-03-29 11:14 — mike kraft

Webnar, tomorrow, March 30, 11: AM ET Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution