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Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage

Aug. 16, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage. The administration's new rules, published Friday, will...

The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button

Aug. 12, 2024 05:14 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services. A broad new government initiative, dubbed “Time Is Money,"...