COVID-19 Stimulus and Omnibus
Congressional leaders on Sunday night, 12/20, unveiled the highlights of a $900 billion fiscal stimulus package and a $1.4 trillion government funding deal that is intended to deliver critical pandemic aid to millions of Americans and pad federal agency budgets through next September…
California
On Friday, 12/18, only 2.1% of the California’s intensive-care units (ICU) were available, according to the state’s latest figures…
Latinos make up roughly 40 percent of California, and remain a growing population in the state…
Coronavirus
Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine was cleared by U.S. regulators, the second vaccine to gain emergency authorization this month as a historic mass immunization effort ramps up across the country…
The elderly and front-line essential workers, including firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers, should be next in line for coronavirus vaccines, an advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted on Sunday, 12/20…
The FDA has granted emergency use authorization for the first at-home COVID-19 test…
Education
Two lesser-known educators have emerged as top candidates for education secretary — a former dean at Howard University and the commissioner of schools in Connecticut…