Expert Pitches

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continues to increase, one Florida State University researcher said the number of people looking to profit from the misfortune by offering false, unproven cures is also on the rise.  There is no known cure for COVID-19 but Chad Marzen, associate professor of law in the FSU College […]

As social distancing and lockdown policies enter their second month, some states and cities are considering reopening and attempting to return to life as normal. Recommendations from the medical community call for a continuation of distancing policies and come with warnings that reopening too soon could wipe out whatever progress has been made in limiting the spread […]

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted broad relief for tax filing and payment deadlines that fall between April 1 and July 15, 2020. This move comes amidst a host of measures included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law last month.  Tax credits, refunds […]

Fifty years ago — on April 10, 1970 — the Beatles, the most commercially successful and artistically innovative band of the 1960s, officially broke up.    That decision was good for the band as well as pop music, according to Sam Staley, director of the DeVoe L. Moore Center at Florida State University. Staley is the author of a […]

As the impact of the COVID-19 grows, the U.S. labor market has been especially hard hit. With an estimated 15 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the past three weeks, the rate of job loss in the nation is unprecedented.    Unemployment claims are expected to surge as the pandemic continues and millions of laid-off Americans are wondering if their jobs are ever coming back. With the broader implications […]