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LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken another step in its efforts to protect people from the health risks posed by exposure to “forever chemicals” in communities across the country.   Exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration published a final rule, “Expansion of the Rental Subsidy Policy for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Applicants and Recipients.” This rule provides the second of several updates to the agency’s SSI regulations that will help people receiving and applying for SSI.   “Our mission is to continue to help

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), has updated its policies for wind and named storm insurance coverage required for multifamily properties financed with an FHA-insured mortgage, as part of HUD’s broader work to address rising insurance costs. Insurance costs for multifamily properties have risen significantly in recent years, largely

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will make available $12,746,450 to public housing authorities (PHAs) on a competitive basis through HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative to provide housing assistance to young adults transitioning out of foster care. HUD Northwest Regional Administrator Andrew Lofton made

Washington, D.C. – The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a complaint against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) challenging the agency’s unconstitutional “Consolidated Audit Trail” (CAT). The National Center’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) is one of the plaintiffs who collectively will stand up proudly on behalf of all Americans against this latest in a long string of illegal actions

By David A. Frye, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Vice President and Midwest Regional Manager. It’s time to be honest with you. You’re the problem. Every year about this time we warn you, the motoring public, that highway work is beginning across the country. State Police, State Departments of Transportation, workers, Unions, OSHA,

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule that will significantly reduce toxic air pollution from chemical plants, including ethylene oxide and chloroprene. EPA’s action will advance President Biden’s commitment to environmental justice by slashing more than 6,200 tons of toxic air pollution each year, dramatically reducing the number of

by John Grimaldi WASHINGTON D.C. — If you are planning a lengthy holiday getaway don’t leave your home unattended: beware the squatters. In some towns in the U.S. if homeowners take a lengthy vacation and squatters move into their home in the interim the intruders may wind up calling it their own “home sweet home.” And “yes,”

COLUMBIA FALLS, Me., and ALEXANDRIA, Va. – April 2, 2024 – Wreaths Across America (WAA) proudly announces the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW), solidifying a partnership aimed at bolstering support for veterans and their families across the nation.   Established in 2007, WAA has become