Knox Co. Commission to consider dissolving new Citizens Advisory Health Committee
The 11-member committee was formed to advise the mayor and Knox County Commission on public health issues. It was created in October 2020. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 6:40 PM EDT May 17, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Less than a year after a committee was formed to advise the Knox County Mayor and Knox County Commission about public health issues, commissioners are considering a resolution that would end it.
They were scheduled for a work session on Monday, which included discussing a resolution that would end the Knox County Committee on Health and Economic Well-Being. In the resolution, local lawmakers said that the committee is no longer needed due to a change in circumstances.
A larger share of adults in the United States reported being worse off financially in 2020 than in previous years, the Federal Reserve said on Monday, while those who entered the coronavirus pandemic on less secure financial footing finished the year on even shakier economic ground.
The Fed’s report on The Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2020 found that nearly a quarter of US adults reported being worse off financially than the year before – the highest share since the survey began in 2014.
And not all groups felt that pain equally as the pandemic exacerbated longer-festering inequalities, particularly by race and education level.
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ARLINGTON, Va., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Executives at Ingenious Financial today announced plans to raise $10 billion in capital to invest in unbanked and underserved communities.
Darnell Parker, founder of Ingenious Financial, and Derek Taylor, Chief Operating Officer of Ingenious Financial, say the $10 billion will fund the capital disbursement towards the following four initiatives: