The Biden administration celebrated June’s Pride Month with rainbow flags and a gathering on the South Lawn. But its National Park Service spent the month trying to tamp down an employee and public relations debacle of its own making. Weeks before the festivities began, park service leaders issued an edict that took many of their […]
New York City rolled out shelter-stay limits for migrant families in a “haphazard” way — without adequate policies or effective case management — Comptroller Brad Lander said Thursday. Mayor Adams announced a 60-day limit on how long migrant families could stay in shelters in October as an influx of asylum seekers strained the city’s shelter […]
SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation extending the deadline for students to apply for state scholarships as problems continue to beset the Biden administration’s rollout of a simplified federal aid form. The April 2 deadline to apply for the need-based Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship that California funds will […]
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government bungled a COVID-era app for travelers at every stage, failed to keep records and poorly utilized funds, the country’s top watchdog said in a highly critical report on Monday. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), working with the health and public services ministries, launched the ArriveCAN application in April […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is docking more than $2 million in payments to student loan servicers that failed to send billing statements on time after the end of a coronavirus pandemic payment freeze. The Education Department said Friday it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet for failing to meet their contractual […]