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
Gasping for Support
Lecia Imbery,
May 26, 2015
Living in poverty can be hazardous to your health in many respects – more incidences of violence, less access to quality grocery stores, and few safe places to exercise, just to name a few. Previous studies have shown those living in poverty also breathe dirtier air. Regular exposure to air...
Head Smacker: If You Aint Cheating, You Aint Trying
Deborah Weinstein,
May 22, 2015
“If you aint cheating, you aint trying.” That’s what a currency trader at Barclays Bank shared in an online chat room about criminal currency manipulation. Those words to live by have resulted in four mammoth banks pleading guilty to federal collusion charges. They will pay fines of $5.6 billion. That’s...
Celebrate 50 years of Head Start with an #EarlyEdChat
Joanna Sandager,
May 20, 2015
Head Start is celebrating its 50th birthday! Join us and other advocates for the weekly #EarlyEdChat to celebrate this important milestone for the Head Start program. On May 21st at 2pm ET, MomsRising and special guest National Head Start Association will kick off a tweetchat via the #EarlyEdChat hashtag. Come and share your questions, stories, resources,...
Fact of the Week: Nearly One in Four Children in the U.S. is Served by the Federal Child Support Program
Deborah Weinstein,
May 20, 2015
In Idaho, the proportion of children relying on Child Support Services is even higher – 28 percent. Many in the state learned that the hard way this week, as Idaho’s state legislature held an unusual special session to take up legislation to prevent the state from losing access to federal child...
Human Needs Report: Appropriations showdowns looming and TANF reform
Joanna Sandager,
May 19, 2015
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 looming appropriations showdowns and proposals to reform TANF that would help (and hurt) recipients. See below for the full analysis and links to each...
