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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
The effects of long-term and mass incarceration are felt from Milwaukee to Washington, DC A recent documentary shares the stories of families living in a high-crime Milwaukee neighborhood.Why are children of renters more vulnerable to asthma? Asthma prevalence is closely related to environmental, genetic, and demographic factors, such as income and ethnicity.America’s investment in young children will decline, even with proposed tax and budget changes aside Under current law, federal spending per child age 8 or younger is expected to decline in every category except health.How states balance their budgets matters more than if they do Balanced budget requirements have become a pillar of state budgeting practice. But do they work?Tax changes and the cuts that may pay for them are likely to disadvantage Americans of color Economic security programs face major cuts as Congress looks to reduce deficit increases that tax changes are expected to generate.Most Americans agree: No one should be denied medical care because they can’t afford it Only six percent of Americans disagree with the "Jimmy Kimmel test."
