| People are still buying cars; your pandemic ride awaits Nothing characterizes Americans’ economic well-being and sense of purpose like the cars and trucks we drive. However, what happens when that mobility comes to a standstill in the middle of a pandemic? What do we do now? Do we even buy cars that we can’t really drive anywhere? Legal perspective: Are businesses allowed to refuse cash? Federal law states that U.S. coins and currency are legal tender and that foreign gold or silver coins are not. But the law does not mandate that private businesses must accept cash. Without federal policy on the issue, states are left to make their own decisions. | 
A panel of business, education and economic mobilitiy leaders discussed schools reopening in the era of COVID-19 last week during a livestream event hosted by the Charleston Regional Business Journal. 
