Education Department delays payment resumption announcements. The Department of Education has instructed student loan companies to delay sending notices about student loan payments resuming in May. The student…
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TSA Extends Mask Mandate for Public Transit
CDC is developing a revised policy framework on masking. The Transportation Security Administration is extending requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains, and in transit hubs…
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Senate Votes to End COVID Emergency Declaration
Bill has slim chance of passing in the House. Legislation to terminate the national emergency declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic passed in the Senate by a 48 to…
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Legislators Reach Deal to Avert Government Shutdown
$1.5 trillion spending bill includes Eastern European aid. Early Wednesday, Congressional leaders reached a deal on a $1.5 trillion spending bill needed to avoid shutting down the government…
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Education Secretary Comments on Updated CDC Guidelines
Encourages schools to continue working with local health officials After the CDC announced new guidelines for moving forward through the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona released…
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White House Reveals Next Phase of COVID-19 Plan
Less masks, more vaccine development. After President Biden’s State of the Union address, the White House released a 96-page plan outlining the next steps they will be taking…
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$50 Million in Grants Awarded to Support Seafood Industry
USDA awards funding to twenty-four states and the territory of American Samoa. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week the investment of $50 million under the Seafood…
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HHS Wants $30 Billion More in COVID Aid
Says U.S. is not prepared for what comes next. The Department of Health and Human Services needs at least $30 billion to keep its wide-ranging COVID-19 responses going,…
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President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau Discuss Protests
“Freedom Convoy” of truckers expected next month in U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a discussion on trucker convoy protests and agreed to…
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Pandemic Restrictions Could End Soon, Dr. Fauci Says
U.S. is coming out of “full-blown pandemic phase.” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said that restrictions on account of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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