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WMRA Daily 5/8/20

There was another decline in new jobless claims in Virginia last week, but that number is still very high…  One advocacy group for low-income Virginians says Governor Northam’s plan to begin re-opening the state for business next Friday is “reckless”…  More than half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths have involved nursing homes or assisted living centers, and now Virginia’s hospitals are offering a new level of cooperation….

Bob Leweke is WMRA's News Director and Morning Edition host.