House Budget Proposal Hurts Millions of People to Pay for Still More Breaks for the Rich
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House Budget Proposal Hurts Millions of People to Pay for Still More Breaks for the Rich
February 17, 2025
Human Needs Report: Appropriations and Budgets, Emergency Funding for Zika, Flint and Opioids
Lecia Imbery,
May 16, 2016
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on budget and appropriations action in Congress and funding to combat the Zika virus, the opioid epidemic and the lead contamination crisis. See below for the full analysis...
Truth in Payday Lending: Ana Maria’s Story
UnidosUS,
May 12, 2016
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on the National Council of La Raza’s blog on May 6 as part of their blog series, “Truth in Payday Lending: Stories from Latino Borrowers.” NCLR also has a new post on Google’s announcement yesterday that it will ban ads featuring payday lenders. We all run into...
Resources from Around the Coalition: School Meals, Pentagon Spending, Reducing Barriers and More
Lecia Imbery,
May 10, 2016
Protecting school anti-hunger efforts. Calling out excessive Pentagon spending. Reducing barriers for people with criminal records. CHN’s coalition members are producing great work on very important issues. This week, we continue our Resources from around the Coalition blog series, highlighting important resources you should be aware of. A new report from the Food...
What Moms Really Need for Mother’s Day
Lecia Imbery,
May 6, 2016
Flowers are purchased, cards are mailed and brunch reservations are made. Mother’s Day is here again. But what many moms really need for this holiday is something much different – and much more substantial. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Department of Labor held an event yesterday to discuss...
President Obama visits Flint, samples the water
David Elliot,
May 4, 2016
President Obama Wednesday visited Flint, Michigan to highlight the federal government’s response to the lead poisoning scandal and to renew calls for Congress to pass emergency assistance for the beleaguered city of 100,000. The presidential visit comes one day after the Coalition on Human Needs and allies hosted Child Lead...
