Food stamp recipients from different states can use benefits to pay for restaurant meals under the Restaurant Meals Program. Food Stamp Recipients Can Use SNAP Benefits at Restaurants Through the Restaurant Meals Program Under the Restaurant Meals Program, food stamp recipients from different states can use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to pay…
The NYC Council demanded at least a $195 million funding increase for legal aid providers following the funding crisis. NYC Council Calls Additional Funding for Legal Aid Providers to Next Year’s State Budget Amidst Funding Crisis Following the funding crisis faced by city lawyers, NYC Council urged the City Mayor to allocate additional funding of…
Activists called for enacting federal reparations commission for Black Americans on Juneteenth. Activists Urge Biden to Enact Federal Reparations Commission to Address Harms on Blacks on Juneteenth Following the nearing of Juneteenth, activists have been urging President Joe Biden to enact a federal reparations commission that will aim to address harms, including racial discrimination, against…
This legislation, along with two other bills, will be up for discussion during the committee’s session. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), has announced its intention to hold a markup on the PRO Act. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) seeks to introduce significant…
An advocacy group has released internal documents that shed light on the concerns of staffers at a loan company allegedly being misused by Republican attorneys general in their attack on the president’s proposal. The U.S. Supreme Court approaches a verdict on President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan The Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) obtained…
A new study conducted by researchers at the Treasury Department, Harvard University, and The University of Sydney warns that this move could be costly. Republicans succeeded in rescinding $21.4 billion in additional funding provided for the IRS as part of the Inflation Reduction Act The study, which analyzed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data from approximately…
The rising costs and hiring enough workers continuously affected small businesses despite inflation slowing down. Small Businesses Affected by Rising Costs and Lack of Hiring Enough Workers Despite Slowing Inflation With inflation already slowing down in the US, small businesses are still affected by rising costs and the lack of means of hiring enough workers,…
Elon Musk slammed the proposed wealth tax with a 25% minimum tax for billionaires. Elon Musk Slams President Joe Biden’s Proposed Wealth Tax for Billionaires and Says it Would Upset Billionaire Donors Elon Musk slammed the proposed wealth tax of President Joe Biden that will leave billionaires in the country with a minimum tax of…
The idea, initially proposed by an influential conservative think tank, has gained traction, supported by Governor Greg Abbott, who emphasized Texans’ desire to own their property instead of renting it from the government. The debate over property taxes in Texas has taken center stage in the current legislative tax cut discussions, with the question of…
Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley, both members of the progressive group known as the “Squad,” have introduced a new bill aimed at limiting consumer reporting agencies from including criminal history information in tenant screening reports. Landlords may face restrictions on conducting criminal background checks on potential tenants as progressives advocate for changes in tenant…