President and Administration
The White House announced last week that student loan payments will be turned off for at least another six months to give the federal courts time to consider the many lawsuits challenging his administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for eligible Americans…
As of June 2022, more than a quarter million Americans under 18 had lost a primary caregiver to COVID-19, according to a tracker maintained by the Imperial College of London…
A record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, putting them at risk for one of the world’s most contagious deadly diseases…
Congress
Democrats on the House and Senate Appropriations committees have quietly started to put together FY 2023 spending bills, even though there’s no bipartisan agreement on a topline figure for overall spending…
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the incoming Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee ranking member, is leading a bipartisan effort to write legislation next year to improve health care coverage for the 12.2 million people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid…
Education
The tight labor market is prompting more employers to eliminate one of the most significant requirements for many higher-paying jobs: the need for a college degree…