Policy · 116th Congress
Medicaid enrollment increase puts pressure on state budgets
State officials are pushing Congress to increase Medicaid funding during the pandemic.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Public health experts worry CDC is being stifled on COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people should wear cloth masks in public, but has done little to publicize such guidance.
Policy · 116th Congress
‘Supergrid’ and nukes: Ins and outs of Democrats’ climate plan
The report suggests legislative and policy changes that touch virtually every corner of the economy. It emerged from a 17-month effort by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Policy · 116th Congress
House clears bill to extend loan program for small business
The House cleared an extension to a loan program for small business, passing the measure by unanimous consent one day after the Senate did the same
Policy · 116th Congress
EPA sets date to end reduced enforcement; Democrats are unmoved
EPA in March said that it wouldn’t penalize companies that fail to meet water and air pollution limits during the coronavirus pandemic.
Policy · 116th Congress
Different standards on masks in retail stores raise questions
Many major brick-and-mortar stores are not requiring customers to wear masks as COVID-19 hospitalizations reach crisis levels in new hot spots nationwide.
Policy · 116th Congress
Investors want details on bonds that pay for police misconduct
Investors say municipal bond offerings should disclose when the money will be used to pay settlements reached because of police misconduct
Policy · 116th Congress
Unclear regulations stymie digital asset innovation, lawyers say
News site Cointelegraph reported earlier this year that year-over-year fundraising via initial coin offerings dropped 95 percent last year.
Policy · 116th Congress
Facebook bans, removes hundreds of far-right “boogaloo” groups
More than 300 boogaloo-affiliated Instagram and Facebook accounts were removed, in addition to 400 other groups for dangerous and violent content
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court rules Montana can’t keep religious schools out of funding program
The 5-4 decision reversed a Montana Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the entire state program based on a “no-aid” provision in the state’s constitution.
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate agrees to extend PPP loan program to early August
The Senate passed the PPP extension bill hours before the SBA will stop taking applications, but the House hasn't passed its own measure.
Policy · 116th Congress
Fauci warns US needs to reverse COVID-19 trends
Anthony Fauci says the U.S. could see up to 100,000 new cases per day of the virus that causes COVID-19 if it does not take steps to control the pandemic.
Policy · 116th Congress
Mnuchin, Powell split on urgency of congressional relief action
The Fed's Powell tells a House panel the path of the economic crisis will follow the path of the health crisis. The Treasury's Mnuchin is more optimistic
Congress · 116th Congress
Defense bill would give Pentagon power over Energy’s nuclear arms budget
Tucked inside the Senate’s defense bill is a provision that experts say would give nuclear arms advocates extraordinary power over the president’s budget.
Policy · 116th Congress
Effort to crack Big Tech’s legal shield gains bipartisan momentum
Facebook and Twitter could face the prospect of new regulation of their content decisions as senators prepare to move bipartisan bills.
Policy · 116th Congress
Alabama asks Supreme Court to review COVID-19 election ruling
Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court to step into the debate over how to conduct election laws in the midst of a national health crisis.
Policy · 116th Congress
Gilead says it will charge $3,120 per patient for COVID-19 drug
Gilead will begin charging U.S. patients for the experimental COVID-19 drug remdesivir in two weeks, the company and the government announced Monday, as cases surge and hospitalizations reach crisis levels in several states.
Policy · 116th Congress
House rejects OCC change to bank discrimination rule
The House would block an OCC rule that critics say will make it easier for banks to sidestep their obligation to invest in areas where they have offices
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law restricting abortion
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law restricting abortion - Uncategorized
Policy · 116th Congress
States need money. The Fed has it. Politics may be an obstacle
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is walking a fine line between shoring up the economy and keeping the support of Congress, where some lawmakers oppose bailouts.