For many local governments, administering federal food benefits is increasingly becoming an unfunded mandate.
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Posted inEconomy
The Grim Reality Behind a New Census Report
Trump administration and Republican policies, from the One Big Beautiful Bill to proposed Census changes, are pushing more households into poverty. Immigrants are hit hardest.
Posted inHealth Care
Before the Fall
The number of Americans without health insurance is soaring this year. Last week’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured rate for 2025 is the last good news we’ll get for a while.
Posted inBooks
Death by a Thousand Papercuts
Annie Lowrey explains how the largely hidden “Time Tax,” built on government parsimony and bureaucratic hurdles, screws the poor and working class.
Posted inNewsletter
The Corporate Conspiracy of Silence on “Affordability”
Some of America’s biggest companies rely on public benefits to subsidize their employees. Why aren’t they defending their workers against cuts?
Posted inNewsletter
The GOP’s Cruel Plans for Another Big Ugly Bill
The Republican Study Committee’s framework for a second reconciliation bill aims to make life even more miserable for immigrants, including legal residents.
Posted inGovernment
Trump’s Washington Is Ghosting States and Cities
It’s time for state and local governments to think outside the box about how to respond. Here are some ideas that are already helping and some that could.
Posted inPolitics
SNAP Cuts: The Trump Administration Weaponizes Food
Senate Majority Leader Thune is trying to blame the Democrats for the termination of food assistance, but it’s Trump and his USDA’s fault for shutting down the program.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
A Hungry Child’s First Thousand Days
There are more malnourished children in America than most people realize. Inside the neurological impact of them not getting them food they need.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Biden Administration’s Chance to Improve SNAP and Nutrition Support
The pandemic loosened some onerous rules, Now the administration can build on that.
