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| Oct 15, 2026 | College was supposed to be ‘good debt.’ For many borrowers, it isn’t paying off | Student loans have long been seen as a worthwhile debt, tied to the promise that a college education will lead to better opportunities and higher earnings.
But that calculation has become more complicated recently, as college costs soar and... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bessent pitches US-backed financial literacy competition to world’s largest economies | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By FATIMA HUSSEIN
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Driven in part by his own experience with poverty as a child, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to leaders of the w... |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Ahead of First Day of Classes, Trump’s Affordability Crisis Is Forcing Maryland Families To Pay More for School Supplies or Cut Back | Ahead of First Day of Classes, Trump’s Affordability Crisis Is Forcing Maryland Families To Pay More for School Supplies or Cut Back
With no end in sight to Donald Trump and Republicans’ affordability crisis, Maryland families gearing up fo... |
| Aug 2, 2026 | States expand student loan options as new federal borrowing caps take effect — but they come with trade-offs | Many states have moved to expand their own student loan programs in response to new limits on federal borrowing from President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill.”
“While state loans can be an important option for some borrowers, students s... |
| May 4, 2026 | Private student loan market set to expand under new federal loan caps — with risks for grad school borrowers | The private student loan market is projected to expand, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act established new borrowing limits on federal education loans for graduate students.
The Education Department finalized details ... |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislat... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | As Americans struggle with rising costs, many states’ unemployment benefits fall short, analysis finds | The U.S. unemployment insurance system is not prepared for a recession, experts say, with many state benefits covering only a small portion of the average worker’s prior wages.
Most states offer maximum benefits far below recommended levels... |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Student loan delinquency rate jumps to nearly 25% in Trump’s second term, analysis finds | Nearly 25% of student loan borrowers with a payment due are now behind, compared with around 9% in 2019, according to a report published Friday by The Century Foundation, a left-leaning think tank.
Around 7.9 million student loan borrowers ... |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Financial Advisor Playbook
In an affordability crunch, Gen Z adults are leaning on their parents for financial help | Largely because of economic pressures, more young adults are leaning on their parents for financial help.
Supporting adult children comes with risks to parents’ own long-term financial security, as well as potentially making it harder for y... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | What to know about restrictions on state use of money for child care and other social services | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press
President Donald Trump’s administration has told states that it is restricting some social safety net funds that cover services including child care subsidies a... |
| Dec 28, 2025 | Rising electric bills lead to state scrutiny — but little relief for residents | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org
The last time the Maine Public Utilities Commission considered an electricity price hike, the proposal received fewer than 90 comments from the public. Related Article... |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Iran’s Axis of Resistance after the 12-day war: Adaptation, restructuring, and reconstitution | Since Israel’s 12-day war against Iran in June 2025, Tehran and its network of regional proxies and non-state allies, the so-called Axis of Resistance, have entered a phase of strategic dormancy — an outward calm concealing rearmament, fina... |
| Dec 10, 2025 | The FAFSA will now tell you if you’re applying to a school with historically low earnings outcomes | The Department of Education is adding another layer of transparency around earnings outcomes for students and their families applying for federal financial aid for college.
The department announced on Dec. 8 it will be adding earnings data ... |
| Nov 23, 2025 | How Starbucks tried to quash union activity in Colorado | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
On Feb. 14, 2022, a Starbucks manager pulled Michaela Sellaro aside for a meeting.
Just a few weeks earlier, Sellaro and a group of her fellow baristas at the coffee shop at 2975 East Colfax Ave. i... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Chocolate’s reign over Halloween is under threat from inflation, tariffs and high cocoa prices | Chocolate prices have surged nearly 30% since last Halloween due to inflation, tariffs, and a global cocoa shortage.
Shoppers are shifting toward cheaper, trendier candies such as gummies and sour treats, with chocolate’s Halloween market s... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | State of Freight
How President Trump’s China tariffs are taxing the price of cherished Halloween pumpkin pastime | Analysis of retail pricing data for Halloween items shows year-over-year increases as high as 300% on relatively inexpensive items, such as pumpkin carving kits, with underlying import tariffs near 60%.
Retailers are forecasting a record Ha... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States want to stop that | By Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline.org
One morning earlier this year, as Deb Capistrano came on duty for her shift as a nurse in her hospital’s stroke unit, her colleagues from the night shift warned her that one of her patients for the day ... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | How I’m Rewriting the Narrative for Latino Students in Our Schools | It was another ordinary school day when my students shuffled in before the bell. A few came straggling in a little later. Peering over my laptop, as I took attendance, I said in Spanish, “Tenemos que llegar en tiempo, mi gente” (We have to ... |
| Aug 14, 2025 | School lunch prices are up — whether you pack it or buy it, reports find | Parents and other caregivers packing a school lunch will pay more for the standard fare this year, due to food inflation and tariffs, reports show.
Although school-provided lunches are generally less expensive than lunches from home, those ... |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Deep staff cuts at a little-known federal agency pose trouble for droves of local health programs | Ryan Alcorn, a co-founder and the chief executive of GrantExec, a company that helps organizations match and apply for funding, said every American benefits from the programs HRSA’s funding supports: “When the safety net fails, hospitals be... |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect just as US economic pain is surfacing | Risk of economic erosion
Hiring began to stall, inflationary pressures crept upward and home values in key markets started to decline after the initial tariff rollout in April, said John Silvia, CEO of Dynamic Economic Strategy. A sign anno... |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Sue General Contractor, Subcontractors for Numerous Labor Violations | View Complaint
TRENTON Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo today jointly announced a lawsuit against a general contractor and five subcont... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | DOGE layoffs may ‘overwhelm’ unemployment system for federal workers, report finds | The Trump administration — with the help of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, which the president says is headed by Elon Musk — has fired tens of thousands of federal workers.
The scale of cuts will likely fl... |
| Nov 10, 2024 | The Unseen Guardians: The Crucial Role of Fire Watch Guards in Emergency Preparedness | In the world of fire safety, we often think of alarms, sprinklers, and fire exits. Yet, lurking in the shadows is a vital player: the fire watch guard. These trained professionals are the unsung heroes of emergency preparedness. They stand ... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Health | Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress | But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. The clinic serves patients along the infamous “Corridor of Shame,” a rural stretch of South Carolina with some of the worst health outcomes in the nation.... |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Passenger complaints about airline travel surged in 2023 | A look into the rights for airlines consumers
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U.S. Transportation Department officials last year were up to their necks in complaints submitted by air travelers over everything from delays... |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Editorials | Editorial: Avoid a crisis over US-Israel bond | And make no mistake about Biden’s resolve, Scheindlin said from Tel Aviv in an email interview with an editorial writer. “The idea that Biden has abandoned Israel is so ungrounded as to verge on disinformation,” she said. “U.S. support duri... |
| May 6, 2024 | Exclusive: More parents lack child care after federal funding "cliff" | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Data: National Women's Law Center analysis of Census Bureau data; Note: Alaska, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont, and D.C. have ... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Health | Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements | By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org
In Humphreys County, Mississippi — about 70 miles north of the state capital, in the heart of the fertile Delta region — a third of the residents live in poverty. In Belzoni, the county seat, there are jus... |
| Mar 10, 2024 | More employers offer child care benefits | A growing number of employers are beefing up workers' child care benefits — driven by a labor market that gives workers more power and the inordinate difficulty of caregiving.
The big picture: 56% of American companies say they're... |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Unveiling Tomorrow's Workplace: Leonardo Electronics US Partners with TOOTRiS to Give Working Parents Child Care Benefit | TOOTRiS Child Care on Demand
Next generation technology company helping employees find and afford quality Child Care, while chipping in $250 a month to subsidize the cost
Together, we are redefining how working parents approach Child Care, ... |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Childcare providers are struggling to plan for the future as federal funding runs dry | Kayanna Jackson, a childcare provider in Southampton Township, New Jersey, told Insider she might have to close if she couldn't bring in more families or get more funding. Courtesy of Kayanna Jackson
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| Sep 14, 2023 | At The Edge Of The Cliff: Why Business Leaders Need To Care About The Expiring Federally Funded Childcare Act | For working parents, this September doesn’t just spell the start of the new school year — it also marks the end of childcare funding via the American Rescue Plan. Known as the “childcare cliff,” this act’s expiration means the withdrawal of... |
| Sep 12, 2023 | The typical NYC family is spending more than 25% of its income on childcare — triple what's deemed affordable | Economy The typical NYC family is spending more than 25% of its income on childcare — triple what's deemed affordable
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| Sep 11, 2023 | When a Child Care Center Closes, an Entire Community Is Affected | This story was originally published by The 19th.
When a teacher called in sick one Thursday in July, administrator Holly Denman realized she’d have to close her center for the day. Then it was two days. Giggles & Wiggles Daycare Center ... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Cost of child care forces some California parents to leave jobs | Data: Annie E. Casey Foundation; Map: Tory Lysik/Axios Visuals
Child care has gotten so expensive in California that some parents have been forced to quit their jobs, turn down opportunities or stop working to stay home with their kids.
Dri... |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Life is about to get much more expensive for millions of families | Several pandemic-era safety net programs will be coming to an end at roughly the same time this fall, creating a major economic squeeze for millions of families.
Why it matters: Scores of Americans will soon start facing bigger bills for st... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Biden administration takes another shot at affordable childcare | The White House on Tuesday announced a proposal that would cap the copays of families participating in a federal childcare program — a step toward achieving one of President Biden's key goals that has largely eluded him so far.
Why it ... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | The childcare crisis is about to get worse with 3.2 million kids set to lose care this fall | Children participate in activities at the Head Start classroom in The Carl and Norma Miller Children's Center on March 13, 2023, in Frederick, Maryland. Maansi Srivastava for The Washington Post via Getty Images
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| Jun 1, 2023 | The 'new predators in higher education' | Redeem now
Iola Favell wanted to go back to school to get her master's degree in teaching.
Favell is a first-generation college student from California, and according to documents filed in a recent lawsuit, she felt it was important to... |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Lawmakers and Advocates Hold Rally for DACA Teacher Certifications, In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students | Harrisburg — April 26, 2023 — Today, state lawmakers and advocacy groups rallied to support SB 393, SB 394, and both House companion bills at the Capitol Plaza Fountain.
The bills would allow Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient... |
| Mar 21, 2023 | The 10 US cities where it's hardest to build affordable housing | Neat line of suburban houses in Fairfax, Virginia. Robert Knopes/Getty Images
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Restrictive zoning, often originally designed to exclude people of color, persists in metros across the US.
A new database created by the Eviction Lab ... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Millennials in their 30s are sitting in an economic quagmire that could stick with them through retirement | Yam G-Jun / Getty Images
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Millennials in their 30s are in a tough economic spot.
They're struggling to get back to work and are accruing debt faster than other age groups.
In the long run, this generation may also be hit by c... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Expanded Department Of Education Regulation Is Executive Overreach Part Deux | When I first heard the list of Oscar nominees for Best Picture, there were more familiar titles than usual: Avatar, Top Gun, Elvis, Tar, and Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans. Then there was one that sounded like The Banshees of Ed Sheeran. ... |
| Dec 24, 2022 | Congress created an actual safety net for Americans during the last crisis. Don't expect that to happen again. | Carlos Ponce joins a protest in in Miami Springs, Florida, asking senators to continue unemployment benefits past July 31, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Congress enhanced unemployment benefits and gave parents monthly checks during the firs... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | If a recession comes, don't count on unemployment insurance — states aren't ready to give you benefits | Carlos Ponce joins a protest in in Miami Springs, Florida, asking senators to continue unemployment benefits past July 31, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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A new report looks at how America's unemployment insurance system is fa... |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Ensuring food security and health beyond the Covid-19 public health emergency | Expansions to social safety net programs during Covid-19 have been essential for low-income Americans hit hard by the pandemic. But the stabilizing impact of these expansions will be at risk when the federal Covid-19 Public Health Emergency... |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Fears of Robots Taking Jobs Are Common, But May Be Unrealistic | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As some workplaces have added robots to the crew, workers in the United States and parts of Asia are feeling uneasy.
Concerns about robots also happen even in industries where they’re not used ye... |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Biden’s $10K, Higher Ed’s Business Model & The Future Of Knowledge Sharing. | Silhouettes of students with graduate caps in a row on sunset background. getty |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Parents who took on student debt for their kids should receive more benefits from Biden's debt cancellation plans, 8 Democratic senators say | Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) gives an opening statement during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. Greg Nash ... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Here's who is eligible for Biden's student loan forgiveness program | President Biden on Wednesday announced a plan to erase thousands of dollars in student loans for borrowers, aiming to help more than 40 million Americans who owe a combined $1.7 trillion in debt.
Student debt has soared in recent decades as... |
| May 18, 2022 | Government Accountability Office Report Finds Oversight Of OPMs By Dept. Of Ed Lacking | College student learning maths while watching online webinar getty |
| May 16, 2022 | Online Data Could Be Used Against People Seeking Abortions If Roe v. Wade Falls | Apps for tracking reproductive health are convenient, but the data they collect could be used against you. Tarik Kizilkaya/iStock via Getty Images |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Why Bitcoin Is a Tool for Social Justice
Closing the Black Wealth Gap
Supporting Latino Communities
Empowering First Generation Immigrants
Including LGBTQ+ Americans
Domestic Violence Survivors
Conclusion | Sure, you may know the statistics.
While typical stock market investors are white men, 44 percent of Bitcoin and crypto investors are non-white. Similarly, studies have shown Black and Latino Americans now outpace white Americans in Bitcoin... |
| Feb 9, 2022 | 16,000 childcare providers shut down in the pandemic. It’s a really big deal | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
When thousands of childcare centers and day cares reopened after the COVID-19 lockdowns lifted in 2020, it... |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Germany’s White Supremacist Problem—and What It Means for the United States | Editor’s Note: As the United States wrestles with the threat of white supremacist violence, observers often look to Germany for lessons on how to deal with a racist past. The University of Nottingham’s Anna Meier argues that this is a mista... |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Why Mission — Not Money — Will Lead Colleges to Truly Innovative Online Learning | While there clearly are still lessons yet to be learned from the ongoing pandemic, the ebb and flow of emergency remote instruction versus the return to in-person instruction has already brought one of higher ed’s simmering issues to a roll... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | artnet : A Nigerian Medical Student Wondered Why His Textbooks Only Depict White Patients. So He Drew His Own Illustrations—and They Went Viral | Science & Tech A Nigerian Medical Student Wondered Why His Textbooks Only Depict White Patients. So He Drew His Own Illustrations-and They Went Viral
The status quo in medical illustration needs to change, medical student Chidiebere Ibe... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | I moved from the US to Mexico. Here are 16 things that surprised me the most about living here. | I moved from the US to Mexico. Amber Blackmon
Earlier this year, I decided to move from the US to Mexico, and the transition was very positive.
I’ve experienced better medical care, work-life balance, and general quality of life in Mexico.
... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Improved Data Collection Means Better Basic Needs Support for California College Students | The Student Basic Needs Crisis Is Affecting Our Most Vulnerable Students
The scholars hardest hit by the student basic needs crisis in higher education are those that fall into categories deemed “vulnerable populations”. Black and Indigeno... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Funding paid leave and child care narrows gender wage gap, says new report | Subscribe to Fortune Daily to get essential business stories straight to your inbox each morning.
The COVID-19 pandemic made it very clear that women still bear more of the responsibility for caring for their children and families, while al... |
| Sep 3, 2021 | The August jobs report shows the pandemic is keeping workers home – not enhanced unemployment benefits | Odirus Charles holds a sign that reads, ‘ I Am angry as hell Fix Unemployment Now,’ as he joins others in a protest on May 22, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
The August jobs report showed dismal job growth, marking a ... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Pandemic’s $794 billion unemployment benefits were historic. Here’s a look back at their scope | Federal unemployment programs created by the CARES Act in March 2020 end this weekend. They expanded the safety net for the jobless to a historic degree.
About $794 billion in benefits were issued from March 2020 through July 2021, accordin... |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Millions of Americans Set to Lose Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Next Week, No Signs of States Extending | September 1, 2021 5 min read This story originally appeared on The Epoch Times
Millions of Americans are set to lose their federal pandemic unemployment benefits as a Sept. 6 deadline approaches for an end to the emergency programs, with di... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Pandemic unemployment benefits end in September and states aren’t extending them | With just a few days before three key Covid-era unemployment programs established by the CARES Act expire on or before Sept. 6, the Biden administration has called on states to use emergency coronavirus funds to provide additional benefits ... |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Millions of Americans will lose unemployment benefits this weekend | Federal unemployment programs in place since March 2020 will end this weekend in all states.
Almost 9 million Americans will lose benefits entirely, and another 3 million or so will see aid reduced by $300 a week, according to the Century F... |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Tech Can Still Do More To Support Underrepresented Founders | If we want to really prioritize founder diversity, we need to improve economic opportunity at every ... [+] rung of the ladder, not just the last one. getty |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Meet a Pennsylvania mom set to lose her unemployment benefits because she can’t send her kid back to school. ‘They should not end any benefits until at least there is a vaccine for all ages.’ | . Amanda Rinehart
On Labor Day, 7.5 million Americans are projected to lose all of their unemployment benefits.
One is Amanda Rinehart, 33, a mother in Pennsylvania who left her job to care for her child.
With the pandemic still raging and ... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Delta Could Force States to Expand Jobless Aid, Labor Chief Says
Delta Could Force States to Expand Jobless Aid, Labor Chief Says | (Bloomberg) -- The spread of the delta variant could force even states that cut off extra unemployment benefits early, like Florida, to offer additional jobless aid, according to President Joe Biden’s U.S. labor chief.
“If Florida has to sh... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Indiana gets to keep unemployment benefits – but only because of a technicality | Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana. AP Photo/Darron Cummings
An Indiana court of appeals reversed a ruling that said federal unemployment benefits should continue.
But, because states need to give a 30 day notice to wind down benefits, jobless wo... |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Guardian abuse is nothing new for vulnerable people of color. How Britney Spears’ case amplifies the fight for their rights | More than a million adults in the US are in court-appointed guardianships, with 85% over age 65.
African American elders are most likely to experience psychological or financial exploitation.
Advocates caution that guardianships are easily ... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Pandemic unemployment benefits end in September—here’s who loses aid | Three key pandemic-era unemployment benefits programs established by the March 2020 CARES Act are set to expire on Sept. 6.
The March 2020 CARES Act established three new federal unemployment aid programs: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, ... |
| Aug 10, 2021 | 3 explanations for the labor shortage, according to Morgan Stanley | A ‘We’re Hiring!’ sign is displayed at a Starbucks on Hollywood Boulevard on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images There’s a disconnect between open jobs and what workers want. Morgan Stanley says some temporary forces are h... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | ‘We’re putting a lot of families at risk’: 7.5 million Americans will lose unemployment benefits next month | Some 7.5 million Americans will stop receiving their unemployment benefits next month.
That’s more than five times the 1.3 million people who lost aid in December 2013 as the country walked away from the Great Recession.
Andrew Stettner, a ... |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Unemployment aid will vanish for 7.5 million workers in September. There’s no plan to extend. | Unemployed people at a rally last year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images
A report from the Century Foundation found 7.5 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits in September.
Those workers wi... |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Giving Diplomacy a Chance in Yemen | Editor’s Note: One of the knottiest foreign policy problems facing the Biden administration is the civil war in Yemen. Biden vowed a departure from the Trump administration’s uncritical embrace of Saudi Arabia, but how much can the United S... |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Don’t count on another unemployment benefits tax break. Here's what you need to know | The American Rescue Plan waived federal tax on up to $10,200 of unemployment benefits each person collected in 2020.
Recipients may not get a tax break this year, which means they should take steps now or plan ahead. |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Meet 2 Americans who just lost unemployment benefits as thousands of workers are cut off from $300 per week | Carlos Ponce joins a protest in in Miami Springs, Florida, asking senators to continue unemployment benefits past July 31, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
As of June 19th, a dozen states have prematurely ended their federal unemployment benef... |
| Jun 2, 2021 | Editor of one of largest medical journals stepped down after questioning structural racism in medicine | Howard Bauchner, editor-in-chief of The Journal of the American Medical Association, in 2013.
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Howard Bauchner stepped down as editor-in-chief of JAMA following racial bias controversy.
The AM... |
| Jun 2, 2021 | The editor-in-chief of one of the largest medical journals stepped down after questioning the existence of structural racism in medicine on a podcast | Howard Bauchner, editor-in-chief of The Journal of the American Medical Association, in 2013. Brian Ach/Getty Images for The Lasker Foundation
Howard Bauchner stepped down as EIC of JAMA following racial bias controversy.
The AMA had been i... |
| May 18, 2021 | 3.5 million workers are at risk of losing their unemployment benefits as Republican governors cut pandemic aid | Thousands line up outside unemployment office in Frankfort, Kentucky. Reuters
Over 20 GOP-led states are opting to end their participation in federal unemployment benefits early.
It means an additional $300 in weekly benefits would end, as ... |
| May 17, 2021 | Texas is the biggest GOP-led state to end federal unemployment benefits, cutting off an estimated 1.3 million from $8.8 billion in aid | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Bob Daemmrich/Pool Photo via AP
Texas has become the biggest GOP-led state to halt its participation in federal unemployment benefits.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced it was opting out of federal programs effective June 2... |
| May 11, 2021 | Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want to make pandemic-era food benefits for college students permanent | Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Getty/Tasos Katopodis
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill to fight food insecurity on college campuses.
The bill would make permanent the expansion of Supplemental N... |
| May 2, 2021 | Reports Show That Black People Experience More Sleep Deprivation Than Other Groups | Black Americans in particular are experiencing more sleep debt than other groups. getty |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Fact Sheet: The American Families Plan | Today, President Biden announced the American Families Plan, an investment in our kids, our families, and our economic future.
In March, the President signed into law the American Rescue Plan, which continues to provide immediate relief to ... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Barbara Lee : Rep. Lee and Sen. Sanders Introduce Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act to Curb Greed | 04.21.21
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act along with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and ten House Democrats.
The legisl... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | No $10,200 Unemployment Tax Break In 13 States Could Mean Higher Taxes | Not all states have extended the same $10,200 unemployment tax break as the federal government, ... [+] which means that some residents may face higher state taxes than they were expecting. getty |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Unemployment benefits aren’t getting taxed – but people may not know that | Unemployment benefits up to $US10,200 ($13,163) won’t be taxed, per a provision in the new stimulus package.
That might be news for many Americans, some of whom were hit by surprise tax bills.
The CEO of H&R Block told Insider that the ... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | $1,400 Checks, $300 Weekly Unemployment Payments And Extended Benefits: What The Stimulus Bill Offers If You’re Jobless | Millions of Americans have lost work in the pandemic and many have relied on additional federal unemployment benefits to help cover bills. Under the last stimulus relief package passed by Congress in December, some of those benefits would s... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Unemployment benefits will expire in 10 days if Congress doesn’t pass a stimulus bill. Here’s what else could expire this month. | Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Photo by Caroline Brehman and Manuel Balce Ceneta via AP Photo
Unemployment benefits will expire on March 14 if Congress doesn’t pass the stimulus bill before ... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Unemployment benefits will expire in 10 days if Congress doesn't pass a stimulus bill. Here's what else could expire this month.
In the stimulus bill
Not in the stimulus bill | Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Photo by Caroline Brehman and Manuel Balce Ceneta via AP Photo
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| Mar 2, 2021 | As Another Stimulus Package Hangs in the Balance, Some Programs Like Unemployment Benefits Are Set to Expire by the End of March | March 2, 2021 4 min read This story originally appeared on Business Insider
The House passed its $1.9 trillion stimulus bill over the weekend. The proposal now heads to the Senate in a race to approve the massive coronavirus relief bill bef... |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Expanded Unemployment Benefits And $400 Weekly Unemployment Payments May Be Coming In March | The House of Representatives voted early Saturday to approve President Joseph Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, with Democrats almost unanimously united in support for the massive relief plan that’s aimed at stabilizing the economy, o... |
| Feb 22, 2021 | $1,400 Stimulus Check Impact Likely Blunted If Unemployment Benefits Remain Taxed | Failure to exempt unemployment benefits from federal income tax will likely blunt the economic ... [+] impact of stimulus checks and other provisions as money meant to catalyze the economy is instead funneled back to government tax coffers.... |
| Feb 10, 2021 | 11.4 million Americans are facing an unemployment benefit cliff if Congress doesn't act soon, new report finds | Carlos Ponce joins a protest in in Miami Springs, Florida, asking senators to continue unemployment benefits past July 31, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
A new report found that 11.4 million workers will lose unemployment aid if Congress doe... |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Extended Unemployment Benefits, $400 Weekly Payments—Here’s What To Expect This Year If You’re Jobless | If you’ve been out of work for awhile, you are not alone. Last month, nearly 40 percent of those filing jobless claims reported being out of work for 27 weeks or longer, meaning they’ve likely exhausted all regular state benefits and are no... |
| Jan 6, 2021 | These states are already paying out the new $300 unemployment boost | Several states have already begun administering the latest $300 weekly enhancement to unemployment benefits, a week after President Donald Trump signed the Covid relief package to extend federal jobless aid during the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Dec 28, 2020 | Unemployment Benefits: Here’s What Changes With The New Stimulus Package | An estimated 12 million Americans or more woke up the day after Christmas to learn that they had lost their jobless benefits, as federal pandemic unemployment programs expired without a new deal in place to extend them. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Trump May Not Sign Stimulus Bill Without $2,000 Stimulus Checks; Here’s What Could Happen Next | President Trump threatened not to sign the latest stimulus package and demanded that it include ... [+] $2,000 stimulus checks. Here's how that threat could play out. AFP via Getty Images |
