The new federal Workforce Pell Grant Program will help students in career-focused job training programs. Officials at Saint Paul College say the program, which starts this summer, could open new ...

Starting Feb 1, 2026, SNAP work requirements expand to age 64. Learn who is affected, what counts as work, and how to avoid ...

Like thousands of fellow residents of Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods, Dustin Bramell and his family hastily evacuated on January 7, 2025, as raging wildfire encroached. By ...

For the first time in decades, the federal bureaucracy is getting smaller. According to the latest federal jobs report, the government has shed roughly 271,000 civilian positions in the past year, ...

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As the holiday season reaches its height, President Donald Trump has moved to give federal workers a longer Christmas break. On Thursday, Dec. 18, Trump signed an executive order adding two extra paid ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 that adds two federal holidays for 2025: Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and the day after Christmas (Dec. 26). The order makes those ...

Federal constraints on work permits for non-U.S. residents could cause staffing shortages, disrupt business operations and increase costs for employers, according to speakers during a recent ...

As Washington state residents take stock of widespread water damage, officials say the recent succession of storms highlights why proactive work to protect communities from flooding is so essential.

WASHINGTON STATE – A federal judge has blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing changes to its largest homelessness grant program. The judge's order requires HUD ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen with Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz on Dec 17, 2025, in Lincoln. Nebraska stepped Wednesday toward becoming the first state in ...

The city of Aspen is working its way through a reevaluation of the preferred alternative of the entrance to Aspen, after the Aspen City Council opted against a new environmental impact statement ...