Saturday, May 22
• Local businesses are having trouble finding workers for the summer tourism season. Businesspeople point to a number of reasons, including limits on J-1 visas for foreign workers, lack of adequate housing and COVID pandemic concerns. State unemployment rate is low at 2.8 percent and the governor announced plans to end the $300 jobless benefit.
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