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Biden Administration Considers Winding Down the Public Health Emergency
February 24, 2022
As COVID-19 cases continue to fall across the country, the Biden Administration is considering the official end of the related Public Health Emergency (PHE). First declared in early 2020, the PHE ensures that states cannot involuntarily disenroll anyone from Medicaid who was enrolled on or after March 18, 2020, regardless of changes..
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Senate Overcomes Last Minute Hurdles in Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Debate
February 18, 2022
The Senate overcame last minute hurdles to pass a short-term spending bill on Thursday night and avoid a government shutdown. The vote inched close to a Friday deadline due to a push by some Senators to address smaller policy issues, such as President Biden’s vaccine mandate and a balanced budget amendment, which delayed quick passage.
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Reconciliation Bill Negotiations Continue While Congress Finalizes FY2022 Funding
February 11, 2022
Negotiations on a New Reconciliation Bill Continue While Congress Moves Toward Finalizing Fiscal Year 2022 Funding While Democrats are still working toward drafting a budget reconciliation bill to enact some aspects of President Biden’s human infrastructure plan, addressing government funding has taken priority due to the current deadline of February..
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Weaving Together for Others
February 9, 2022
A joint project between Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) communities Meridian Village and Dunn Road Manor is providing a little comfort to people experiencing need. Residents from Meridian Village, located in Glen Carbon, Illinois, visited Dunn Road Manor, an LSS Affordable Housing community in Florissant, Missouri, to teach their craft group how to crochet plastic mats from..
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Act Now! Temporary Expansions of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
February 7, 2022
The federal government recently created two new limited-time opportunities for nonprofit employees to request full forgiveness of their direct federal student loans. These opportunities expand the availability of the existing Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) and represent an important benefit for nonprofit employees! Significantly, loan forgiveness is now potentially available to borrowers whose..
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