The 10 latest articles on Safety Net & Program Cuts come from 7 sources, published between Nov 3 and Nov 12. Most come from Word In Black (3) and New York Amsterdam News (2).
People in these stories: Trump (8), Black (2), Gina Plata-Nino (2), Atkinson (2), Georges C. Benjamin (2), Kennedy (2)
Organizations: Congress (7), Medicaid (4), USDA (3), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (3), HHS (3), Senate (3)
Places: Washington (5), United States (4), U.S. (4), D.C. (4), The states (3), California (2)
Health professionals, education leaders, and anti-hunger advocates warned state lawmakers in a legislative panel last week Wednesday that persistent nutrition insecurity and massive federal aid cuts threaten public health and economic stability in California. Chaired by Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson…
Close News USDA Seeks To Implement New SNAP Benefits Restrictions USDA Introduces Rule That Would Add More Restrictions On SNAP Benefits The USDA’s new rule prevents people receiving help through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from enrolling in SNAP…
Most parents have no idea how many regulations shape the childcare center they drop their child off at each morning. They assume, understandably, that an expert has decided how many children one adult can safely supervise, whether staff are trained…
Voter anger about healthcare program rollbacks helped Democrats win both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, ending the Republican majorities that enacted last year’s cuts to federal Medicaid and food assistance programs. As of this writing, Democrats have an…
More than 6 million Americans could lose food stamps under a Trump administration proposal that would impose tougher income and asset restrictions on families receiving federal assistance, stripping billions of dollars in grocery benefits from households and jeopardizing free school meals…
Overview: Since last year, 5.5 million people have lost the SNAP food assistance that provides little more than $6 per day to stave off hunger. Exactly one week after the midterm elections gave the GOP what’s being called a generational loss, the…
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has secured a federal court victory blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a new interpretation of Medicaid work requirements that could have jeopardized health coverage for people with serious illnesses and disabilities. The U.S. District Court…
Voter anger over healthcare program rollbacks helped Democrats win both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections, ending the Republican majorities that enacted last year’s cuts to federal Medicaid and food assistance programs. As of this writing, Democrats have an…
The midterm elections are over, and Democrats are projected to win control of both the House and Senate, Medical Economics reports. For many voters, healthcare costs were a deciding issue. However, a new Congress won’t instantly change things at your…
The data show that the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts are kicking in even faster than estimated. More than 5 million have lost food assistance since last year when Congress approved roughly $187 billion from SNAP. “It felt like a crisis…
Cuts to programmes Black communities rely on, as the Black press covers them: SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start, food aid, the Minority Business Development Agency.
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