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Welfare Reform

Texas currently serves just 4% of the state's poorest families, one of the lowest rates in the country. (Libreshot)

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How Trump Budget Proposal Could Impact Texas Kids
Friday, February 28, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas - The Trump administration's proposed 2021 budget takes aim at a number of safety-net programs, including $21 billion in cuts to the ...Read More
As of 2018, 239,000 Kentucky children relied on food-assistance benefits, according to federal data. (Adobe Stock)

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Proposed Changes Could Reduce KY Families' Access to Food
Monday, February 24, 2020
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Last week, Kentucky House lawmakers advanced legislation that would reform how the state provides cash and food assistance and ...Read More
A new rule could affect roughly 70% of people who apply for green cards each year. (leekris/Adobe Stock)

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Public Charge Rule Stokes Fear in ID Immigrant Communities
Friday, February 14, 2020
BOISE, Idaho -- A change to how public-assistance programs weigh on a person's citizenship application is shaking Idaho's immigrant community ...Read More
Most rural Americans with disabilities lack a nearby Social Security Administration office. (Minerva Studio/Adobe Stock)

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Benefits Change Would Hit Rural Montanans with Disabilities Hardest
Monday, February 10, 2020
HELENA, Mont. -- Rural people living with disabilities could feel the biggest impact from changes to the Social Security disability program. The ...Read More
California is the first state to extend health care benefits to income-eligible undocumented adults younger than age 26. (Cathy Yeulet/iStockphoto)

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Medi-Cal Expanding for Qualifying Undocumented Young Adults
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Starting tomorrow, all low-income Californians younger than age 26 who meet the income requirements will be able to sign up for ...Read More
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says changes to SNAP work requirements will move participants toward self-sufficiency. (USDA/Flickr)

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USDA Head Visits Indy Amid Food-Stamp Cuts
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS — Hunger-fighting groups say they're disappointed the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture used an Indiana visit to tout ...Read More
About 688,000 people are expected to be affected by new rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr)

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Hundreds of Thousands to Lose SNAP Under New Rule
Thursday, December 5, 2019
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Trump administration's new rule tightening work restrictions for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is drawing ...Read More
Nearly 1.6 million people in Tennessee rely on Medicaid for health coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Adobe Stock)

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TN First State to Submit Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
Friday, November 29, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has become the first state to submit a Medicaid block grant proposal to federal officials. If approved, the ...Read More
In 2018, the average weekly unemployment benefit paid to Iowa workers was $385.19. (useche70/Pixabay)

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A Drug Test to Get Unemployment Benefits?
Friday, October 11, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Trump administration has approved a new regulation allowing states to include drug testing as a condition for anyone ...Read More
Idaho's application to add work requirements for Medicaid coverage notes the proposal could affect health coverage for 16,000 people. (zimmytws/Adobe Stock)

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ID Submits 'One-Strike' Medicaid Work Requirement for Feds' Approval
Monday, October 7, 2019
BOISE, Idaho — The public comment period is open on Idaho's application to the federal government to add work reporting requirements to its ...Read More
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