Thursday, August 5, 2021 Dear PSA Director, The Child Tax Credit has been expanded to reach 4.1 million children across the country. Many of these children are in families that do not realize they’re eligible...
VIDEO: James Sink, FEMA Regional Flood Insurance Liaison
(Detroit, MI, Tuesday, August 3, 2021) – The catastrophic failure of two dams in central Michigan last year illustrates how devasting dam failures can be for people, property and power in several midwestern states. The…
AUDIO: Anita G. Fox, Director of Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, August 3, 2021) – The risk of flooding in Midwest states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana is real and rising. Even with regular upgrades and safety works, more extreme weather patterns...
AUDIO: Anita G. Fox, Director of Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services
(Detroit, MI, Tuesday, August 3, 2021) – A presidential disaster declaration has been issued in Michigan following the significant June flooding that occurred in southeastern Michigan. As a result, thousands of people may be wondering...
AUDIO: Dr. LaShawn McIver (mc-EEV-er), Director of the Office of Minority Health at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) now provides new lower premiums and access for expanded financial assistance at Healthcare.gov, as well as new money-saving benefits for those who received unemployment benefits in 2021. As we continue...
AUDIO: Elizabeth Chu, Executive Director, CPRL
(New York, NY, Tuesday, July 27, 2021) — Today, research has been released by the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University which finds that online high-quality instructional materials designed to bring...
AUDIO: Dr. LaShawn McIver (mc-EEV-er), CMS Director of the Office of Minority Health
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) not only provides resources to beat the pandemic but it also expands access to health insurance coverage, and lowers cost ensuring nearly everyone who buys their own individual or family...
AUDIO: Daniel Llargués, Oficial de Relaciones Públicas de FEMA
(Washington, D.C., martes 13 de julio de 2021) – Ahora que se avecina la temporada de huracanes, FEMA pide a los residentes que se informen sobre los riesgos de las inundaciones y que actúen para...
AUDIO: Jeff Jackson, Acting Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance at FEMA
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 13, 2021) – With peak hurricane season quickly approaching, FEMA is urging residents to understand their flood risk and to act now. Only about 20 percent of residents in Texas, Louisiana,...
VIDEO: Tom Moyer, Volunteer Utah State Coordinator, Citizens' Climate Lobby
(Coronado, CA, Wednesday, July 7, 2021) – Due to climate change, the country is facing a summer of extreme heat conditions. High costs associated with weather disasters such as this extreme heat can be mitigated…