WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: New data show 6.9 million borrowers are enrolled in the Administration's most affordable repayment plan Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that next month it will start providing forgiveness after as few as 10 years of payments for borrowers on the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan who originally took out $12,000 or less for college. Borrowers enrolled in SAVE who are eligi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet: * * * Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that over 20 million Americans have signed up for 2024 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on Nov  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that over 20 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace plan since the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period launched on November 1 -- a record number of enrollments. Today's data represen  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 15, December 23, 2023 1215CST: The U.S. Navy salvage team from USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) arrived on-station in the vicinity of Yakushima Island on Dec. 23 to join alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement, Japanese civilian volunteers, and other U.S. military assets to support the search, recovery and salvage efforts of the CV-22B, involved  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: For the past 25 years, Congress has upheld a bipartisan commitment to provide full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to serve every eligible participant that applies. Following this week's announcement of a bipartisan agreement on topline funding levels for fiscal year 2024 appropriations and as negotiations still continue in Congress on a fina  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has sent letters to district and charter school leaders, school principals, school community council members and the State Board of Education sharing his concerns about the harmful effects social media has on our children and asking them to remove cell phones during class time. "We all know that cell phones are a distraction and when we put phones away we can actually focu  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2024: Yesterday, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined the United States Attorney for the District of Utah, announcing that 23 defendants have been arrested and charged with federal crimes that include drug and money laundering between Utah, Mexico and Honduras. It is estimated that more than $20 million has been laundered since January 2022. Ryan Holton, an Assistant Utah Attorney G  more