#policy-change

#policy-change

"I love it. I love the chaos. I love the freedom of the children learning. I even love changing the bums." Victoria Cook has worked as a childminder for more than 10 years. "We're not just babysitters - we're educators, carers, and part of the community," she said. "If we disappear, families lose more than just childcare, they lose choice."

The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as "potentially divisive" - a term that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates. "Divisive or hate symbols and flags are prohibited," the latest Coast Guard policy, released late Thursday, declared before adding that this category included "a noose, a swastika, and any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups."

Dozens of changes were quietly made this year to the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, which was first released in 2022 after years of work by government officials and community stakeholders. An objective to "prioritize efforts to advance equity for unserved and underserved populations of caregivers" was removed entirely, as was a section noting that the challenges of family caregiving are not equally distributed.

"Currently, 14 people are being held in the East Meadow Jail facility, where more than 1,400 people detained by ICE across the New York City metropolitan area have been held in the county jail since February."

The revised policy states that the committee is "committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport" and will work with the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the national governing bodies of each Olympic sport "to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act."

Sanctuary cities are now our priority. We're going to flood the zone. You don't want to let us into jail to arrest a bad guy in the safety and security of a jail. You want to release him into the street. So, what we're going to do, we'll have more agents in New York City to look for that bad guy.

The United States Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that it was scrapping a policy requiring people to take off their shoes while passing through airport screenings.

The recent changes to work requirements for benefits under the Oregon Health Plan have negatively impacted those already vulnerable, making it harder for people to receive assistance.

The tragic incident in Graz leaves a heavy toll, marking the deadliest school shooting in Austria’s history, and shocks a nation where such violence is extremely rare.

As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.

The agency's new policy removes the three-day hold on phone claims, previously causing significant processing delays despite finding minimal fraud in claims.