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Newsom announces plans to update unemployment agency’s technology, address backlog of unpaid claims
Faced with a flood of complaints from lawmakers and out-of-work Californians over delays in processing unemployment claims, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced plans to address the backlog and update the state’s unemployment agency’s antiquated technology. Newsom said the Employment Development Department is actively processing all pending claims and anticipates eliminating a backlog by the …
Veteran advocates say VA has provided few answers around agency’s virus study
Veteran advocates say they are frustrated at the lack of transparency around the Department of Veterans Affairs’ use of the unproven drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus. After the release of a preliminary study of veterans hospitalized with Covid-19 this week that showed that hydroxychloroquine — a anti-malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump …
