An NPR economics correspondent answers questions about what small business owners can do to access resources from the government during the coronavirus pandemic.
Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 presidential election, with particular focuses on on economic policy and gender politics.
HPR talked to Kapiʻolani Medical Center COO Gidget Ruscetta about the ongoing labor contract negotiations — and the latest strike and lockout. She said the hospital remains fully staffed with a temporary workforce.
The state currently requires midwives to be licensed with very limited exemptions for traditional methods. A First Circuit Court ruling in late July temporarily put an injunction on the law, allowing for Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners to practice traditional midwifery.