President Biden is re-tooling his economic to-do list. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report indicates that prices across a range of goods and services rose 7 percent between…
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Jobs Report Exceeds Expectations
Labor Department reports 467,000 added in January. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the addition of 467,000 jobs to the economy in January. The numbers far outpaced the…
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Restaurant Association Requests More COVID Support
Writes Congress to strongly encourage renewal of Restaurant Rescue Fund. When the American Rescue Plan was passed in 2021, $28.6 billion of the spending package was given to…
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FDA Limits Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
White House dismisses as ineffective treatment against COVID-19. The FDA announced on Monday that it would be limiting the use of monoclonal antibody therapies in treating COVID-19. They…
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Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate Blocked
Federal judge called it a “bridge too far.” U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown issued a nationwide ruling that the president could not require federal employees to be vaccinated…
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President Marks One Year with Press Conference
He is working to reset his agenda ahead of midterm elections. President Biden held a press conference Wednesday in the East Room of the White House, marking one…
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CDC Director Commits to Clearer COVID-19 Communication
Acknowledges the changing data and situations. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky recently responded to pushback from health experts about how the CDC has…
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CDC Says COVID Often Incidental to Hospital Admissions
Reports show U.S. broke record for hospitalizations with the virus. This week, the United States hit a new high for COVID-19 hospitalizations, with a report of 145,982 patients…
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Supreme Court Rules on Vaccine Mandates
Decisions on the two cases differ. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the applications for stays against the vaccine-or-test rule from the president’s administration for private businesses…
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Treasury to Update COVID Relief Funding Guidelines
A final rule to be issued April 1 for spending options for state funding. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has been providing state governments with funding for…
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