Federal officials urged people to keep applying for the loans, which they said they would continue to process while awaiting more funding from Congress, which is not set to reconvene until Nov. 12.
Category: Federal Aid (US)
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With $32 Billion in Aid, Native Americans Push Against History of Neglect
A pandemic relief bill set aside long-term funds for tribal lands that have lacked the tax revenue, and infrastructure, to spur businesses and wealth.
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Small Business Administration Will Soon Exhaust Disaster Loan Funds
The agency has less than $100 million for new loans, according to officials, while Hurricane Milton is headed toward Florida and after Hurricane Helene devastated much of the Southeast.
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U.S. Approves Aid to Restart Palisades Nuclear Plant
No one has ever restarted an American nuclear reactor that was seemingly closed for good. But with electricity demand spiking, interest is growing.
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U.S. Awards Intel $3 Billion for Military Supply Program
The Biden administration announced an award for the struggling chipmaker as part of an effort to establish secure supply sources for the Pentagon.
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Poverty Increased in 2023 as Prices Rose and Pandemic Aid Programs Expired
More faced hardship in the United States last year, the Census Bureau said, as inflation and the end of subsidies outweighed higher incomes.
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How to Handle the Delay in the Release of the FAFSA Form
The student financial aid application is expected to be ready by Dec. 1, two months later than usual. Experts offer some tips on what to do in the meantime.
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The Report Card on Guaranteed Income Is Still Incomplete
A three-year analysis of unconditional cash stipends concluded that the initiative has had some success, but not the transformational impact its proponents hoped for.
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Where Does Biden’s Student Loan Debt Plan Stand? Here’s What to Know.
The Supreme Court refused to allow a key part of President Biden’s student debt plan to move forward. Here’s what’s left of it, and who could still benefit.
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Care Policies Take Center Stage in Harris’s Economic Message
The Democratic nominee says she wants to make raising a family more affordable. But she has provided few details on her proposals.
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She Survived the Maui Wildfires. She Couldn’t Survive the Year After
Edralina Diezon was working as a janitor and sending money to her family in the Philippines when wildfires destroyed everything she had. The road to rebuilding her life proved to be perilous.
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Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy
Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas.