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.
Category: Federal Aid (US)
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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.
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U.S. Awards $1.6 Billion to Texas Instruments to Build Semiconductor Plants
The funding stems from the bipartisan CHIPS Act, which aims to bolster the production of critical semiconductors in the United States.
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Opportunity Zones, Lauded by Trump, Don’t Always Help Poor
A tax incentive, with bipartisan roots, aims to foster development in poor areas. It has fueled building, but it hasn’t always aided local residents.
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Biden Offers $1.7 Billion to Help Factories Build Electric Vehicles
A Jeep plant that closed last year will be among those that will benefit from federal grants meant to help automotive manufacturers and protect jobs.
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$504 Million
The total in federal grants to create a dozen “tech hubs” in regions beyond Silicon Valley and the coasts.
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Nearly Half of Student Loan Borrowers Are Not Yet Paying Their Monthly Bill
Millions of people are overdue on their federal loans or still have them paused — and court rulings keep upending collection efforts.
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I.R.S. Extends Freeze of Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Amid Widespread Fraud
An internal analysis conducted by the agency found that up to 90 percent of claims are potentially fraudulent.
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Biden’s Stimulus Juiced the Economy, but Its Political Effects Are Muddled
Some voters blame the American Rescue Plan for fueling price increases. But the growth it unleashed may be helping the president stay more popular than counterparts in Europe.