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Kresge awards $2.5M through CoPro2.0 initiative to strengthen tuition-free community college programs across the country

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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The Biden-Harris Administration has signaled its support for free community college and proposed it as a part of the Build Back Better Act.

Key Points: 
  • The Biden-Harris Administration has signaled its support for free community college and proposed it as a part of the Build Back Better Act.
  • Despite the rapid expansion of the free college movement, evidence on programs' effectiveness remains unclear.
  • Strategic and implementation assistance to support states and cities considering free college programs and/or to help respond to the changing federal policy environment.
  • "College Promise is honored to serve as the CoPro2.0 Managing Partner alongside The Kresge Foundation," said Martha Kanter, CEO, College Promise.

While CED Welcomes Debt Ceiling Reprieve, Long-Term Agreement is Needed To Avoid Dire Consequences

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Friday, October 8, 2021
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It is incumbent on Congress to act in the nation's best interest to stabilize the economy, find a longer-term agreement to ward off this looming debt crisis, and avoid a devastating financial collapse.

Key Points: 
  • It is incumbent on Congress to act in the nation's best interest to stabilize the economy, find a longer-term agreement to ward off this looming debt crisis, and avoid a devastating financial collapse.
  • Debt matters and deficit reduction must again become part of the budget process when Congress decides what to spend, not part of the debt ceiling process which simply pays those bills upon due.
  • CED and the Economy, Strategy and Finance Center (ESF) at The Conference Board released an analysis on October 1, 2021 that details the dire costs of a failure to raise the debt ceiling.
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With Reconciliation Bill on the Table, CED Report Outlines Steps to Address the Nation's Budget Vulnerabilities

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Thursday, September 30, 2021
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"A top priority must be mitigating a future budget crisis spurred by a lack of foresight and an unwillingness to confront the mounting debt."

Key Points: 
  • "A top priority must be mitigating a future budget crisis spurred by a lack of foresight and an unwillingness to confront the mounting debt."
  • In its new Solutions Brief, CED offers seven steps to address the nation's structural economic issues and its budget vulnerabilities.
  • Forbid the use of reconciliation to increase the deficit: Reconciliation was created to help the Congress to take painful steps to reduce the deficit.
  • The new Solutions Brief, The Reconciliation Bill: Finding an Affordable Way to Build Back Better, can be accessed here .

FreeWire Achieves Buy America Compliance to Rapidly Scale Ultrafast EV Charging for Federal Transportation Electrification Projects

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
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With the nations rapid transition to electrified modes of transportation, the Buy America Act has gained increasing relevance in the $21 billion build-out of the countrys EV charging infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • With the nations rapid transition to electrified modes of transportation, the Buy America Act has gained increasing relevance in the $21 billion build-out of the countrys EV charging infrastructure.
  • FreeWires fully-integrated Boost Charger has enabled retailers and fleets across the U.S. to scale up ultrafast EV charging quickly without requiring expensive and time-consuming utility upgrades, stated Arcady Sosinov, Founder and CEO of FreeWire Technologies.
  • By achieving Buy America compliance, we can now give federal agencies access to the same innovative technology to enable rapid and cost-effective electrification across government fleets without straining the electrical grid.
  • As state and federal entities procure products for public infrastructure projects, they are able to source FreeWire through a streamlined process using FreeWires partnership with Sourcewell .

Immigration Voice Announces -- "Dancing with the Schumer" event in Front of Senator Chuck Schumer's Home

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Senator Schumer is currently undecided about whether to help these highly-skilled legal immigrants.

Key Points: 
  • Senator Schumer is currently undecided about whether to help these highly-skilled legal immigrants.
  • Aman Kapoor, the Co-Founder and President of Immigration Voice stated that:
    "We know that Senator Schumer loves to dance and to express himself by dancing.
  • The pain of our status is too much to bear any longer without some form of relief.
  • All we are asking for is equal treatment --- legal backlogged immigrants cannot be the only group of immigrants disinvited by Senator Schumer from the Budget Reconciliation dance."

Senate bill takes first step in recognizing buildings as infrastructure

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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"This bipartisan legislation represents an important step toward improving our nation's buildings.

Key Points: 
  • "This bipartisan legislation represents an important step toward improving our nation's buildings.
  • The Senate is expected to advance a second infrastructure bill through the Budget Reconciliation process this fall.
  • AIA has advocated for several of the provisions included in the Senate's "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," ( H.R.
  • Since February, the AIA and its members have been advocating for members of Congress to include federal funding for buildings in the infrastructure package.