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Biden Grants Largest Single-Day Clemency in Modern History, Offering Second Chances to Nearly 1,500 Individuals

December 14, 2024

President Joe Biden announced the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history, commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Commutations, Joe Biden, Presidential Grants of Clemency, Stacy M. Brown

The Biden-Harris Administration Makes History With Over 20 Million New Business Applications

November 23, 2024

By Karen Stokes Since President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, American entrepreneurs have filed over 20 million new business applications, the most in any single Presidential term in history. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, they’ve had the first, second, and third strongest years of new business applications on record, and are on track for […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Isabel Guzman, Karen Stokes, small business

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $4.2 Billion From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transformational, National Infrastructure Projects

October 26, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $4.2 billion in funding from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda through two major discretionary grant programs, the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) grant program and the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program, both of which have historic levels of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Infrastructure for Rebuilding America, Karen Stokes, National Infrastructure Project Assistance, Pete Buttigieg

President Biden Announces Over 1 Million Public Service Workers Have Received Student Debt Cancellation

October 19, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, President Biden announced an additional $4.5 billion in student debt cancellation for over 60,000 borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, bringing the number of public service workers who have had their student loans canceled to over 1 million people during the Biden-Harris Administration. “Before President Biden and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Joe Biden, Karen Stokes, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Student Loan Forgiveness

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.3 Billion in Additional Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

September 21, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Monday, coinciding with National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week, President Biden addressed the Annual HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia, announcing an additional $1.3 billion in federal investments for HBCUs. With these new investments, combined with the previously announced $16 billion in total federal investments in HBCUs, the Biden-Harris Administration […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Joe Biden, Karen Stokes

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

The Biden-Harris Administration is Saving Me $20,000 Per Year

August 24, 2024

By Yvonne Lumsden-Dill Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act, I was paying $22,000 per year for my life-saving medications under Medicare. This medication is non-negotiable for me. I have diabetes and a genetic mutation that I’ve needed treatment for since birth. Vice President Harris’ actions to lower drug prices have changed my life. Before she […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Yvonne Lumsden-Dill

Biden and Harris Reunite to Highlight Drug Pricing Deal

August 17, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Thursday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together for the first time since Biden withdrew from the presidential race. They focused on fulfilling their commitment to reducing out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors and saving money for Americans. The Inflation Reduction Act enabled Medicare to be able to negotiate […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Karen Stokes, Medicare Part D, Prescription Drug Prices

Biden-Harris Administration Promotes Strong Post-Pandemic Recovery

August 17, 2024

By Karen Stokes Two key indicators of the strong post-pandemic recovery are the 19 million new business applications filed during President Biden and Vice President Harris’ term, and inflation is now at its lowest level since April 2021. Since the pandemic, there have been improvements for sectors hit hard by the pandemic. “One of the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Karen Stokes, Kirabo Jackson, Post-Pandemic Recovery

Biden-Harris Administration Distributes $2.2B to Farmers, Ranchers Who Experienced Discrimination

August 3, 2024

By Karen Stokes The Biden-Harris Administration announced that payments have been issued to eligible applicants through the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP). This program is designed to offer financial support to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who faced discrimination before January 2021. “Farmers and ranchers work around the clock to put food […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Discrimination Financial Assistance Program, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Karen Stokes

Biden Administration to Unveil New Actions Aimed at Lowering Housing Costs

July 20, 2024

By Karen Stokes President Biden revealed on Tuesday his initiatives aimed at lowering housing expenses, including measures to limit rent increases, building more homes, and revitalizing neighborhoods. First, Biden is focusing on corporate landlords, urging Congress to offer them a choice: Limit rent hikes on existing units to 5% or potentially forfeit current federal tax […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants, Housing Affordability

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