DeJoy details proposals for fixing USPS: It’s not good
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The Postmaster General that Donald Trump left us with has a brilliant set of ideas for how to fix the United States Postal Service: make it less efficient.
Search Results for Mark Warner
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Senate bill would undo Trump rule that dismantled healthcare coverage for preexisting conditions
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The Trump administration issued changes to the 1332 waiver guidance in 2018 in its effort to undermine preexisting condition protections that millions of Americans rely on.
Biden signs American Rescue Plan: Includes $1,400 checks, aid for unemployed
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President Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law, the signature achievement of the first 100 days of his administration.
Senate passes watered-down version of COVID-19 relief: Bill, with Biden’s support, heads back to House
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The Senate voted 50-49 Saturday to pass a version of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill perhaps more notable for what it doesn’t include than what it does.
Minority, community-based lenders can apply for emergency COVID-19 grants
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Minority-owned and community-based lending institutions can now apply for grants through the U.S. Treasury Department to support, prepare for, and respond to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Department of Labor expands eligibility for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
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The U.S. Department of Labor is expanding the number of workers who are eligible for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that was created as part of the federal CARES Act.
Second Trump impeachment falls short of two-thirds majority needed to convict
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The second impeachment of now-former President Donald Trump fell short of getting enough votes to convict the Republican for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Senate bill would update Section 230 to reflect ‘realities of the web’
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Legislation introduced in the Senate this week would allow social media companies to be held accountable for enabling cyber-stalking, targeted harassment and discrimination on their platforms.
Senate bill would incentivize Medicaid expansion nationwide
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The States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 would allow states that expanded Medicaid after 2014, or who expand Medicaid in the years ahead, to receive the same full federal matching funds as states that expanded Medicaid earlier.
Feb. 1, 2019: A turning point day for Ralph Northam, Virginia
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Two years ago today, Feb. 1, 2019, we were first confronted with the medical school yearbook photo of Gov. Ralph Northam and a friend, one in blackface, the other in a KKK robe and hood.
