Starting immediately, Agency extends additional relief to small businesses WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, directed the Agency to provide additional deferment of principal and interest payments for existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program Borrowers for a […]
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SBA Administrator Guzman Announces Key Policy Change: Existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Borrowers to Receive an Additional Deferment Starting immediately, Agency extends additional relief to small businesses March 15, 2022 | Release Number 22- 19 Contact U.S. Small Business Administration at Press_Office@sba.gov WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for […]
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Attorney General and Consumer Advocate Call on State to Extend Deadline to Apply for LIHEAP Program HARRISBURG – Today, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Acting Consumer Advocate Patrick Cicero urged Pennsylvanians struggling to pay their utility bills to use available programs that can provide relief. They also called on the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services […]
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NY officials call on Administration to accept Ukrainian refugees and not deport undocumented in US now; redistricting challenges in Arkansas; advocates work in Kentucky to improve access to birth control, reduce unintended pregnancies; efforts in MN to restore promised funding for outdoor recreation, and study on medical aid in dying in Colorado Download QR 🡻
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By: Emily Scott With the end of the public-health emergency looming, a new report reveals millions of children in Pennsylvania and elsewhere are at risk of losing insurance, some for administrative reasons. More than half of Pennsylvania children are insured through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). They’ve been able to maintain stability in their coverage thanks to the […]
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By: Emily Scott Gov. Tom Wolf is calling for sweeping investments to make higher education more affordable with a focus on programs with workforce needs. The average student debt for Pennsylvanians now stands at $39,000, one of the highest in the country. As part of his final budget proposal, the governor is requesting $200 million for […]
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By: Mike Moen As it closes in on its first decade, a Minnesota organization connecting Asian American communities looks to have more of its voices included in policy matters. A key priority includes legislation to address hate crimes toward its members. ThaoMee Xiong, executive and network director for the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), […]
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By: Mike Moen Another guilty verdict has been reached related to the police killing of George Floyd. It coincides with calls to provide more ways for Black Minnesotans to find healing and feel included. Three fired Minneapolis police officers were found guilty Thursday on federal charges for violating Floyd’s civil rights. It comes nearly […]
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