Biden’s $1.5T 2022 budget includes 16 percent domestic spending boost
By Caitlin Emma04/09/2021 11:00 AM EDT Updated: 04/09/2021 02:55 PM EDT President Joe Biden’s first budget calls for massive boosts to low-income schools, public health programs and fighting climate change, plus a slight Pentagon funding bump that is unlikely to fly with many in Congress. The request unveiled by the White House on Friday asks Congress to […]
Biden’s budget looks to make investments for low- income schools and students of color
By Bianca Quilantan04/09/2021 12:26 PM EDT Updated: 04/09/2021 04:21 PM EDT President Joe Biden’s first budget proposal to Congress includes a $20 billion boost in funding for high-poverty schools and a modest bump to the Pell Grant, which the administration is pitching as its way to advance equity in education for low- income students and […]
AstraZeneca close to restarting Covid-19 vaccine trial in U.S.
By Zachary Brennan 10/21/2020 11:27 AM EDT AstraZeneca is likely to restart its late-stage U.S. coronavirus vaccine trial “very soon,” possibly later this week, according to one of the researchers leading the study. Ann Falsey, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, said that the Food and Drug Administration and […]
Newsom redirects $200M to child care, food banks after legislative dispute
By Mackenzie Mays 10/20/2020 07:29 PM EDT Updated: 10/20/2020 07:35 PM EDT SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has redirected $200 million in federal coronavirus relief to assist child care providers and food banks after frustrated state lawmakers demanded more say in how the money is spent. The reallocation of the funding this week represents a […]
CDC denounces ‘unethical and illegal’ mandatory coronavirus testing in schools
By Jennifer Scholtes 10/14/2020 02:11 PM EDT The CDC is condemning mandatory coronavirus testing in K-12 schools, updating guidance after New York City began random testing this week on thousands of students and educators. In revamped advice published this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorses voluntary “surveillance” testing in schools but decries any […]
California air regulators tell vehicle makers to come clean on emissions cheating
By Debra Kahn 10/14/2020 06:39 PM EDT California officials sent an open letter to vehicle manufacturers Wednesday encouraging them to come clean about any cheating on emissions rules — or else face stiff penalties next year when the state’s new testing lab opens. Impact: The letter from Air Resources Board deputy executive officer Steve Cliff puts manufacturers […]
The flip side of Trump’s eviction ban: Landlords face big crunch
By Katy O’Donnell 09/11/2020 06:07 PM EDT The White House’s move to ban evictions across the country during the coronavirus crisis is having an unintended side effect: It’s threatening the livelihood of millions of landlords. The sweeping order effectively requires landlords to subsidize distressed tenants’ housing through the end of the year or face criminal […]
Newsom pledges to speed up climate policies in response to wildfires
By Debra Kahn 09/11/2020 05:16 PM EDT Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Friday to accelerate California’s response to climate change amid record- breaking wildfires sweeping the state. Speaking in Oroville, where the lightning-sparked North Complex Fire has burned 250,000 acres over the past month, Newsom said climate change has overtaken the state’s attempts to reduce carbon […]
OSHA issues first Covid-19 fine at meatpacking plant
By Ximena Bustillo09/10/2020 03:47 PM EDT Updated: 09/10/2020 05:52 PM EDT The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its first Covid-19-related citation at a meatpacking plant on Thursday by proposing a $13,494 penalty on Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. in Sioux Falls, S.D. OSHA, part of the Labor Department, says the company failed to protect its […]
Spotty virus tracking in schools is leaving millions in the dark on infection rates
By Bianca Quilantan , Dan Goldberg 09/10/2020 05:35 PM EDT The data on how coronavirus is spreading at schools and colleges is inconsistent, erratic — and sometimes purposely kept out of the public’s reach. Federal rules don’t specifically require tracking or reporting the numbers by school or college, despite pressure from President Donald Trump and […]
