Wasteful FEMA Spending Topped $9 Billion During the Pandemic
It's been nearly five years, and the total cost of wasteful COVID-era spending is still being realized. A recent Department ...
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Dig into Maine counties’ stimulus spending with this ARPA project database
The Maine Monitor worked with the Investigative Reporting Workshop to analyze data from reports submitted to the U.S.
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in healthcare costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...
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Trump pauses federal loans and grants, putting trillions at risk: ‘Preposterous waste of taxpayer dollars’
The $1,200 federal CARES Act stimulus check that was issued during the coronavirus pandemic as seen in Hawthorne ... appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action ...
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Would stopping government overspending ‘end’ post-COVID inflation?
There's been an active debate over how government spending contributes to inflation, especially in thee years since the COVID pandemic.
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Beneath Trump’s Chaotic Spending Freeze: An Idea That Crosses Party Lines
Total federal spending in 2015 was $4.89 trillion ... t want to return to the office after working from home since the Covid pandemic. The administration has estimated that as many as 10 percent ...
Shaheen takes aim at Trump's actions on spending, tariffs
In some of her strongest language to date, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said President Donald Trump's actions on spending, tariffs and shutting down foreign assistance programs appear to be a "deliberate ...
The failure of COVID emergency funds for schools should serve as a cautionary tale
Despite an unprecedented amount of money spent through ESSER funds, student achievement continues to plummet, leading to a ...
Pa. among states hit with more Medicaid costs from enrollees who are sicker after COVID-19 pandemic
To address higher-than-anticipated costs, Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed an increase of $2.5 billion in Medicaid spending ...
US wage growth for low-paid workers has slowed more rapidly, erasing their post-COVID edge
US wage growth for lower-paid workers has slowed more than other groups recently. That has partly reversed the strides they ...
Woman sentenced after spending over $100K in COVID relief funds on destination wedding, jewelry
A Louisiana woman will serve time in federal prison after she used COVID-19 relief money to pay for a destination wedding, ...