In the News
June 6, 2022
More than two years into this pandemic, we are at once living through a time of continuing grief, significant recovery, and enduring hope. One million lives lost—an unfathomable toll—and disruptions to our daily lives, and up to 23 million Americans now adapting to Long COVID—including an estimated one million with cases so severe that they are unable to work.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
June 3, 2022
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin’s transportation agency has been awarded almost $800,000 in funding from the American Rescue Plan.
June 3, 2022
MEDICARE’S TRUST HAS A LITTLE MORE TIME — Medicare appears to be solvent until at least 2028, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Treasury Department that extends its projected fiscal cliff by two years.
Issues:Healthcare
June 3, 2022
Capital Metro has been awarded $780,100 in American Rescue Plan funds to strengthen its staffing efforts, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration announced June 3.
June 1, 2022
A pair of federal programs compensating people who suffer injuries from vaccines and pandemic treatments are now facing so many claims that thousands of people may not receive payment for their injuries any time soon.
May 27, 2022
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is expecting the busiest Memorial Day weekend ever as daily passenger volumes flirt with all-time highs.
May 25, 2022
The world over, mass shootings are frequently met with a common response: Officials impose new restrictions on gun ownership. Mass shootings become rarer. Homicides and suicides tend to decrease, too.
May 20, 2022
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April 18, 2022
The Biden administration is extending deportation protections to more Ukrainian nationals in response to the ongoing war with Russia.
CBS News: Biden administration expands Temporary Protected Status eligibility for Ukrainians in U.S.
April 18, 2022
The Biden administration is expanding Temporary Protected Status (TPS) eligibility for Ukrainians living in the U.S., moving up the program's cut-off date by six weeks, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday.