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State investing $2.6B of ARP funds into home health care
Gov. Josh Shapiro was one of three governors to speak at a White House conference announcing new funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) that will support in-home caregivers.
SBA increases federal support for natural disaster survivors
Small businesses and disaster survivors will see increased federal support following a federally declared natural disaster.
Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is overloading hospitals and threatening to shutter classrooms around the country.
Some small businesses are happy about Biden’s vaccine mandate
Maintaining a healthy environment during a pandemic without alienating employees and customers who don't want to wear masks or get vaccinated has been a headache for small business owners.
OSHA’s vaccination requirements for large businesses a week away
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is expected to release its new rule requiring businesses with over 100 employees to require their workers to be fully vaccinated or mandate weekly COVID-19 tests next week.
Biden: Nearly 3M get health coverage during COVID-19 sign-up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3 million consumers took advantage of a special six-month period to sign up for subsidized health insurance coverage made more affordable by the COVID-19 relief law, President Joe Biden said Wednesday.
Biden to tackle cybersecurity with tech, finance leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is meeting Wednesday with top executives from some of the country’s leading technology companies and financial institutions as the White House urges the private sector to help toughen cybersecurity defenses against increasingly sophisticated attacks.
House passes $3.5T Biden blueprint after deal with moderates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle Tuesday, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track.
Biden administration tries to prevent $450 million from flowing to Taliban
New York (CNN Business)-The Biden administration is moving to prevent the Taliban from accessing about $450 million in funds due to arrive next month from the International Monetary Fund.
Biden team is seeking ways to address rising energy prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns about rising energy prices slowing the nation’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession.
Lehigh Valley mayors join call for Congress to pass infrastructure bill
The mayors of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton joined their peers in cities and small towns across the nation, to send a letter to Congress calling for passage of a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill that would pay for repairs to crumbling roads and bridges.
Pelosi, Democrats call on Biden to extend eviction ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leaders called on the Biden administration to immediately extend the nation’s eviction moratorium, calling it a “moral imperative” to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge.
