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Here’s How Trump-Era Cuts Are Undermining Programs That Serve Black Communities

In 2024, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) secured $1.5 billion in capital, $2.6 billion in contracts, and more ...

Free tax prep appointments open Jan. 14 for Portage County residents

STEVENS POINT − Portage County residents can book appointments for free tax prep beginning Jan. 14 through United Way’s 211 ...

Notoriously fraudulent NY health program lost $1.2 billion to scammers and middlemen: ‘Minnesota multiplied by 10’

Because you are in people’s homes, it’s hard to see what’s going on, and vulnerable people can’t stop someone from committing ...

Florida deregulated nursing schools. Scam colleges and failing students followed

The 2009 deregulation allowed hundreds of new nursing schools, many of them for-profit institutions which have compiled a poorer track record educating students.
The New York Times

Americans Have Lost Billions to Online Scams. How Is That Possible?

The United States, Britain and South Korea have joined a crackdown on groups running frauds from Southeast Asia. They have their work cut out. By Francesca Regalado Francesca Regalado has reported on ...