Snippet of Article: "...“For millions of people who retire each year, you should be able to apply for Social Security benefits without needing to go to a Social Security office...However, a report this week shows that Social Security recipients are still struggling to access their benefits."
Source: nationalinterest.orgSnippet of Article: "...immigration activists criticized the size of the $40 million federal fund because there are 460,000 undocumented residents..."
Source: www.msn.comSnippet of Article: "...The United States could be willing to enter into an agreement with Russia to ease tensions over missile deployments in Europe if Moscow steps back from the brink in Ukraine, according to a leaked document published in a Spanish newspaper on Wednesday. ..."
Source: www.armytimes.comSnippet of Article: "...The stamp’s artist, Alexander Bostic is a national award-winning realist painter, and he’s a professor at Mississippi State University. He has been painting since he was seven years old. When the USPS called him about creating the stamp, he knew it would be a long process, about six months, but he was excited. "It's a big honor,” he said. “I have done stamps for other countries, but this is the first time I've done one for the United States."..."
Source: www.wtva.comSnippet of Article: "...In a statement provided to Insider, the Postal Service said: "While we can understand why some who are not responsible for the financial sustainability of the Postal Service might prefer that we acquire more electric vehicles, the law requires us to be self-sufficient." "The Postal Service is certainly willing to accelerate the pace of electrification of our delivery fleet if a solution can be found to do so that is not financially detrimental,″ it continued. ..."
Source: www.businessinsider.comThe Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a U.S. Government Agency that claims they protect retirement security and the retirement income for 33 million+ U.S. workers and retirees in private sector defined benefit pension plans. They have been in the news lately for being a federal agency creating a rule to keep records on employees who seek medical exemptions from the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Daily Signal recently reported, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.’s notice on the Federal Register was placed by Hilary Duke, the agency’s assistant general counsel for regulatory affairs. The PBGC listed the notice as: Date: 01/28/22 Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Medical Exception Request and the Federal Register listed the Public Comment and Recommendations notice as Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations [Reference: Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 19 / Friday, January 28, 2022 / Notices]
Source: The Federal News GroupSnippet of Article: "...At least 25 federal agencies have implemented a system to track religious exemption requests for mandated vaccines, according to a review of Federal Register notices by The Epoch Times. The agencies include the departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, ..."
Source: www.theepochtimes.comSnippet of Article: "...“Biden Balks at Enforcing Coronavirus-Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees.”..."
Source: www.nationalreview.comSnippet of Article: "...The U.S. electorate is aging: 52% of registered voters are ages 50 and older, up from 41% in 1996. ..."
Source: www.pewresearch.orgSnippet of Article: "...shows us the total number of U.S. federal government employees over time. Take a minute to examine the graph… For one thing, it sure is spikey. The highest level was during World War II..."
Source: stlouisfed.orgSnippet of Article: "...memo provided guidance to agency leaders for adjusting pay rates to at least a $15 hourly rate for federal employees stationed in the United States. An estimated 67,000 employees across the 2.2 million federal civilian workforce will be affected by the policy changes, OPM said. ..."
Source: www.cnn.comSnippet of Article: "...federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine mandate for federal employees, dealing another blow to President Joe..."
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Snippet of Article: Save time and gas money by ordering your daily use First Class Forever Stamps directly from the United States Postal Service. It's fast and easy. Did you know you can get your beautiful Federal Duck Stamps from the USPS as well?
Source: United States Postal Service StoreNew Year. New Law. Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills – unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider – is common among those with private insurance. Nearly one in five patients who go to the emergency room, have an elective surgery, or give birth in a hospital receive surprise bills, with average costs ranging from $750 to $2,600 per episode.
Learn about how the No Surprises Act can protect you from surprise medical billing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Snippet of Article: "...The so-called Great Retirement trend that saw workers leave the labor market -- whether forced or by choice -- was driven by baby boomers aged 65 and older, the regional Fed bank wrote in a recent blog post. ..."
Source: www.bloomberg.comSnippet of Article: "...Gas prices last year were up more than 50% in 2021. Used car prices more than 30%. Hotel and motel prices up more than 25%. Beef prices up 15% with chicken and pork up 10%. It’s hard to point to any items that have FALLEN in price over the past year. INFLATION SURGES 7% IN DECEMBER, HIGHEST RATE IN 40 YEARS..."
Source: www.foxbusiness.comSnippet of Article: "...President Joe Biden plans to use a speech in Georgia to throw his support behind changing the Senate’s filibuster rules...Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia's defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, beating Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff for its first title in 41 years..."
Source: www.wfmz.comSnippet of Article: "...the new year brings the end of the waiting period the Biden administration imposed on serious disciplinary actions against federal employees not in compliance with the vaccine mandate, although uncertainty remains regarding how soon such actions might begin and how widespread they might be. ..."
Source: www.fedweek.comSnippet of Article: "...As mayor of Hazleton for more than a decade, Barletta gained national prominence for accusing the federal government of failing to enforce immigration laws. His concerns about the flights echo those of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican officeholders in Tennessee. There, Republican Gov. Bill Lee refused a request by the Biden administration to house migrant children in Tennessee National Guard facilities. ..."
Source: www.lehighvalleylive.comSnippet of Article: "...people’s personal consumption patterns vary from the national averages that weight price indexes. Vegetarians don’t sweat rising meat prices. Slobs like me don’t crab when men’s suits cost more. And anyone with generous health care coverage, as for military Tricare coverage as we have, feel little of the cost of rising prices for drugs and medical procedures. People with poor coverage, or none at all, can take enormous hits. A final common fallacy is to take an “inflation rate,” determined from household consumer prices, and use it to judge spending by an entirely different, non-household entity. ..."
Source: www.twincities.comSnippet of Article: "...No one knows how, when, or where the Biden administration will re-implement former President Donald Trump’s Remain in Mexico program, but what is clear is that the surge of migrants illegally crossing the southern border is not going to end on its own, with another 173,600 illegal immigrants arrested this November. ...But the Biden administration has repeatedly fought this order, most recently losing yet another appeal just last week. ..."
Source: www.washingtonexaminer.comSnippet of Article: "...A Saudi Arabian man described by a Border Patrol official as a “potential terrorist” was arrested in Arizona...“#USBP #YumaSector agents apprehended a potential terrorist who illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico Thursday night,” Clem wrote. “The 21-year-old migrant from Saudi Arabia is linked to several Yemeni subjects of interest. #BorderSecurity is #NationalSecurity.”..."
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