Education Sep 28 School districts face tough choices as last of pandemic-era federal aid runs out By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn
Health Jan 30 Biden tells Congress he plans to end COVID emergency declarations on May 11 President Joe Biden has informed Congress that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. By Zeke Miller, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Health Aug 02 Number of uninsured Americans drops to an all-time low The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
Nation Mar 30 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Republican Sen. Susan Collins backs Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picked up the support of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, President Biden is officially boosted for a second time, top Republicans and Democrats in the Senate negotiate on a…
Nation Oct 05 Arizona can’t use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are "not a permissible use" of the funding. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Sep 14 Federal relief payments insulated families from economic disaster, Census finds By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press The share of Americans living in poverty rose slightly as the COVID-19 pandemic shook the economy last year, but massive relief payments pumped out by Congress eased hardship for many. Continue reading
Sep 07 Meat, farm workers to get $600 grants in new $700 million aid plan By Josh Funk, Associated Press The grants announced Tuesday are intended to defray some of the costs workers bore as many of them bought their own protective equipment or took unpaid leave as the virus tore through their industries even as they were required to… Continue reading
May 21 USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Minority farmers who for decades have faced systemic discrimination will begin to receive debt relief beginning in early June under what Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack calls one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in decades. Continue reading
May 05 Small business COVID-19 relief program runs out of money By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press The government's key COVID-19 relief program for small businesses has run out of money. Continue reading
May 03 Treasury announces plans to borrow $463 billion this quarter By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The big increase of $368 billion was attributed to passage of a $1.9 trillion support measure that President Joe Biden pushed through Congress in March which provided another round of relief payments totaling $1,400 per individual. Continue reading