Postal workers continue to handle and deliver more than 150 million pieces of first-class mail a day while the coronavirus lurks and financial and political pressures on the agency mount. President Trump wants to privatize the postal service while Congress grapples with the best way to provide relief.

The American economy has been in freefall because of the Covid-19 pandemic. And that’s been the case, especially for tech startups, with venture capital evaporating amid massive layoffs. Notable exceptions to the rule are gaining steam in Central Ohio with large-scale hiring and growing revenue as their innovations go mainstream.

When COVID-19 hit the U.S. in mid-March, college and university campuses across the country were shuttered. Students quickly left their dormitories and classes shifted online. But state-funded schools face budget cuts, private schools with modest endowments most certainly will need to pare the number of scholarships and any college or university financially struggling before the pandemic is on a tightrope.

This episode originally aired on May 6, 2020. The Trump administration has continued to weaken air pollution regulations despite warnings that long-term exposure to dirty air relates to higher COVID-19 death rates. Harvard researchers made the first statistical link between the two last month, just before the administration loosened some clean air regulations and failed to tighten others.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday a timeline and guidelines for reopening a handful of Ohio businesses, as the state begins to reopen with precautions against the coronavirus. As the economy opens up, so do the risks.

This episode originally aired on April 30, 2020. Across the United States, about 7 million children, or 14 percent of all public school students, receive special education services because of their disabilities. Closed schools mean children lose the aides and therapists who provide daily support, leaving parents and teachers to shoulder multiple challenges.

By early May, more than 270,000 people have died around the world from the disease attributed to the new coronavirus. First identified in Wuhan, China in December, the virus has infected nearly four million worldwide, including well over a million in the U.S., which now lays claim to one in every four deaths.

This episode originally aired on April 29, 2020. As May 1 looms, so do questions about rent, bills, housing and employment. Ohioans seeking answers can turn to legal groups offering free advice and an interactive web portal meant to help those often sidelined by the legal system because of cost and confusion.

Just as the Columbus real estate market entered its busiest months, COVID-19 struck. The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales dropped 20 percent in March. Nationwide, nearly 4 million homeowners have sought mortgage relief and were not paying their mortgage in April.

The Trump administration has continued to weaken air pollution regulations despite warnings that long-term exposure to dirty air relates to higher COVID-19 death rates. Harvard researchers made the first statistical link between the two last month, just before the administration loosened some clean air regulations and failed to tighten others.