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The Citizen your username your email Password recovery U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson Having free and fair elections is the foundation of our nation’s democracy, and we, as Americans, should no longer accept the false choice between voter access and voter integrity. We must demand and achieve both. Georgia’s new election integrity law goes a long way toward accomplishing just that. Governor Kemp, Attorney General Carr, and our state legislators worked hard this legislative session to pass reforms to address issues arising from the 2020 election, secure each and every ballot, and provide...

iStock: simazoran Congress could pass as early as today one of the most sweeping relief programs for minority farmers in the nation’s history, through a provision of President Biden’s pandemic stimulus bill. Although the landmark legislation, which would cancel $4 billion worth of debt, seemed to emerge out of nowhere, it actually is the result of more than 20 years of organizing by Black farmers. The Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act will forgive 120% of the value of loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or from private lenders and guaranteed by the USDA, to “B...

Your Student Loans Are Paused– But Not Yet Pardoned By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media Published January 28, 2021 On Jan. 20, at the request of President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it would extend the federal student loan payment moratorium, suspending payments on student loans through Sept. 30. The interest rates on these loans will also stay at 0 % until Sept. 30. Federal student loan payments have been suspended since March 2020 as part of the federal government’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The moratorium extension came on the day...

(CBM) – On Jan. 20, at the request of President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it would extend the federal student loan payment moratorium, suspending payments on student loans through Sept. 30. The interest rates on these loans will also stay at 0 % until Sept. 30. Federal student loan payments have been suspended since March 2020 as part of the federal government’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The moratorium extension came on the day of President Biden’s inauguration, and less than two weeks before the previous pause on payments was set to ex...

  Share Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Ohio Republican Senator Rob Portman announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election in 2022, citing partisan gridlock and poisonous politics as driving factors behind his decision.  Portman was heavily favored to win another term if he'd sought one, having cruised to a 21-point blowout victory over a former Democratic governor in his last race.  Ohio has become a redder state in recent years, with Republicans dominating the statewide offices and the legislature in Columbus.  President Trump carried the Buckeye State twice, winning it eac...