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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced nine new Compassionate Allowances (CAL) conditions and revisions to two existing CAL conditions:  Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, Costello Syndrome, Adult Heart Transplant Wait List – Status Levels 1-4, Child Heart Transplant Wait List – Status Levels 1A/1B (revised existing condition), Histiocytic Malignancies, Histiocytosis Syndromes (revised existing condition), […]

Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Eighth Circuit has ruled in favor of right-wing Attorneys General’s motion to block President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education repayment plan (the SAVE plan). The order enjoins millions of student loan borrowers from accessing lower monthly payments and cancellation under SAVE. This income-driven repayment plan

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a new set of policy changes that will help more veterans receive assistance under the HUD-Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program, and improve their access to supportive housing developments. Veterans experiencing homelessness often receive VA benefits as a result of

DENVER — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposal to list both subspecies of the regal fritillary, a large butterfly, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  Based on a review of the best available science, the Service is proposing to list the eastern regal fritillary (Argynnis idalia idalia) as endangered, and the western regal fritillary (Argynnis

From Digital Third Coast As students prepare to return to college campuses, a new study is shedding light on the struggles many face with mental health over current situations such as the presidential election (64 percent), the Israel-Palestinian conflict (63 percent), and the COVID-19 pandemic (62 percent).   Harmony Healthcare IT surveyed more than 800

WASHINGTON, D.C. – SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced the Cyber Prize Competition to award $350,000 to one organization to lead the development and deployment of a national Cyber Certification Program for

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the release of its new Business Resilience Guide, a comprehensive resource for small business owners who may not be familiar with disaster preparation. The guide, which has six sections to plan and recover from disasters, includes best practices and template forms to help mitigate disasters for America’s entrepreneurs and

WASHINGTON – Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced 28 awardees for the 2024 Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) grant awards, totaling $7 million.   “The SBA’s PRIME grants support mission-oriented nonprofit organizations across America that are advancing the

WASHINGTON— SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and voice in President Biden’s cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced plans to launch a new, streamlined contracting certifications experience called MySBA Certifications, enabling customers to apply for and manage multiple federal contracting certifications in one place. The new certifications tool — slated

 WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman , head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced fees for FY25 for 7(a) and 504 loan program participating lenders. For the 2nd year in a row, SBA will not charge upfront fees for loans $1,000,000 or