Attempts to help 7.9 million children make up for COVID hurdles. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that $3 billion in funding from the president’s American…
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Prayer Updates
Supreme Court Will Hear Religious Schools Case
Case involves a Maine law that bars taxpayer money for tuition in religious institutions. On Friday, the Supreme Court justices agreed to hear an appeal by families with…
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Interagency Cooperation Announced for Rural Broadband
Federal funding programs for rural deployment to be coordinated by NTIA, FCC, and USDA. This past week, an interagency agreement was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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HHS Announces Final Rule for Medical Billing
No Surprises Act being implemented through interagency effort. This past week, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued an interim final rule to protect…
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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Rules
State’s laws are not in violating of the Voting Rights Act. This past week, the Supreme Court released a ruling that upholds two Arizona voting laws the state…
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U.S. Transfers Bagram Airfield to Afghan Military
Withdraw from major strategic holding after 20 years. The U.S. military marked a major step in its mission to withdraw from Afghanistan when it transferred control of the…
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USDA Announces New Forest Service Chief
Current Chief Christiansen to help transition through July 26. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Randy Moore will be taking over the position of Chief of the Forest…
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Supreme Court Rejects WA Florist Case
Lower cout’s ruling upheld. The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would not be taking up the case of Arlene’s Flowers Inc. v. Washington. The details of…
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Electrical Grid Strained by Drought in Western States
Increased demand meeting with decreased power supply. Record temperatures in the Pacific Northwest have caused an increase in demand for electricity even as drought conditions have lessened western…
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First Atlantic Hurricane Strengthens Off Florida
Landfall expected between July 5 and 6. The National Hurricane Center has predicted that Elsa, previously classified as a tropical storm, is strengthening into the first hurricane of…
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