Budget Policy & Priorities
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Advocates rally for 2025 summer EBT funding amid Alabama meal gaps
Alabama is one of 14 states opting out of the 2024 summer electronic benefit program. As summer rolls around, there will be no programs in place to …
Thursday, April 25, 2024
IA advocates for immigrants push back on Texas-style deportation bill
Advocates for immigrants are pushing back on a bill signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in the last few days of the legislative session, modeled on a …
Thursday, April 25, 2024
SCOTUS homelessness case can have ripple effects in CT
The Supreme Court case Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson could upend homeless populations in Connecticut and nationwide. The case centers around whether …
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Missouri's Medicaid block: denying patients choice in trusted providers
The Missouri Legislature has approved a law to stop its Medicaid program, known as MO HealthNet, from paying Planned Parenthood for medical services …
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Supreme Court hears arguments on Idaho's near-total abortion ban
By Mary Anne Franks for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Alex Gonzalez for Northern Rockies News Service reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News …
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Legislation aimed at stopping MN employers from misclassifying workers
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a measure which would force employers to properly classify certain trade union workers and others as employees rat…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Pushback vs. pushback: MN parents respond to political forces in education
Minnesota's largest school district is at the center of a budget controversy tied to the recent wave of school board candidates fighting diversity pro…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TX educators react to Lt. Gov. priorities for next legislative session
Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick has released 57 "interim charges," the topics he wants Senate committees to study in preparation for the 89th …
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
CT Day of Action raises awareness on 'benefits cliff'
Today, groups working with lower-income families in Connecticut are raising awareness about the state's "benefits cliff" with a day of action…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
'Lazarus drug' may have competition in MI
After more than 50 years of use, some Michigan lawmakers say naloxone may not be the best choice in an overdose situation. Naloxone is sometimes …
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on abortion access in emergency rooms
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments today in a case about whether patients have access to emergency room abortions in states banning …
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Civil rights advocates file suit over MT birth certificate mandate
The Montana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed class-action lawsuit challenging a measure barring people from listing a gender on…