(Washington, DC, Thursday, May 7, 2020) – According to the U.S. Labor Department, another 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits during the week ending April 25. In the previous six weeks, more than 30...
(Washington D.C., Thursday, May 7, 2020) – FEMA and its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are taking steps to ease the financial burden for its flood insurance policyholders during the pandemic by extending the grace...
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, May 6, 2020) – The American Federation of Teachers has released a detailed road map that, in the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, charts a path to safely and responsibly reopen school...
(Phoenix, AZ, Wednesday, May 6, 2020) – Subject The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in partnership with the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) are highlighting barriers to the ballot that Native Americans face....
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – More than 1.3 million Americans live in nursing facilities and rely on them for crucial health and personal care. Residents of these facilities are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19...
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, disrupting lives and fueling anxiety. As Congress responds, we must remind our elected leaders of their responsibility to act swiftly and with...
(Menlo Park, CA, Friday, April 24, 2020) – Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a brand new way for people to connect, Messenger Rooms, a group video calling feature that will allow people to virtually...
(Cold Spring, KY, Tuesday, April 21, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic creates a unique set of challenges for the nation’s 4.7 million disabled veterans who are disproportionately more at risk to the coronavirus. Their injuries...
(Danville, CA, Thursday, April 16, 2020) – As our nation addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to develop a vaccine, it has become abundantly clear how important clinical trials are. Whether fighting a deadly virus...
(Columbus, OH, Thursday, April 16, 2020) – Ohio’s election is on April 28 after being rescheduled from March 17 over concerns about COVID-19. For the first time ever, this election will be almost 100% by...