California
California has expanded the eligibility for its Mortgage Relief Program…
In a letter to the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Acting Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell, Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) are asking the IRS to refrain from taxing inflation-relief payments sent to more than 31 million Californians as the agency is poised to release guidance on the taxation of several states’ rebates…
According to California’s Homeless Data Integration System, from 2017 to 2021, California’s overall senior population grew by seven percent, but the number of people 55 and over who sought homelessness services increased 84 percent— more than any other age group…
President and Administration
On Wednesday, 2/8, the Internal Revenue System (IRS) announced that it selected a non-partisan think tank to help prepare a report on the potential development of a free tax return e-filing system…
According to new data from the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC), after two consecutive years of declines in suicide (47,511 in 2019 and 45,979 in 2020), 2021 data indicates an increase in suicide to 48,183, nearly returning to the 2018 peak (48,344)…
Congress
On Wednesday, 2/8, a bipartisan group of House members relaunched a "SALT" (State and Local Tax) caucus as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle prepare for another fight over scrapping a $10,000 limit on deducting state and local taxes…
Education
According to a new report, 45 percent of Black students considered stopping their coursework in 2022, weighing dropping out completely or taking a leave…
During the first full hearing of the House Committee on Education and Workforce on Wednesday, 2/8, the possible Pell Grant expansion was one of the main topics of discussion…
On Tuesday, 2/7, Federal Student Aid officials said that the new version of the Free Application of Student Aid (FAFSA) might not be ready by October 1, though the agency is planning to launch the application in the fourth quarter of this year…
Over 46,000 Arizona students now use an education savings account, which provides about $7,000 per child annually for a huge array of school services…
According to a recent State of the Student 2022 survey, undergraduate students are struggling to stay engaged in class…
Federal data shows that over the last decade, Mississippi had more corporal punishment incidents than any other state for every year data was collected…
An Indiana High School – Yorktown High School – is joining a growing number of schools and community organizations in the Indianapolis area using a new set of career skills “badges” that standardize what young people need to know…
St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Schools submitted an application for a new charter school in Oklahoma…