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The U.S. Supreme Court weighs several gun right cases
January 12, 2024 | News, ManagementBut a decision in one would strike down a nearly 30-year-old federal law as well as state laws in 46 states and Washington, D.C.
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WIC program on pace to fall $1B short, says agriculture secretary
January 11, 2024 | News, FinanceUnless Congress budgets more, the program will run out of money in mid-August, forcing states to waitlist those seeking help.
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Mayors push for Congress to address the migrant crisis
January 09, 2024 | News, ManagementBut could the partisan debate over the border derail funding to cities and efforts to avert a government shutdown?
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As online gambling expands, so do concerns about addictions
January 08, 2024 | News, FinanceMobile sports betting is live and legal in 37 states and Washington, D.C. Online casino games are legal in 7 states. Those numbers could grow in 2024.
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Treasury struggled to help states and cities with COVID reporting
January 02, 2024 | News, FinanceA GAO report found that questions about the $350 billion in COVID relief grants often went unanswered.
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Mayors urge ATF to finalize rules to expand background checks
December 22, 2023 | News, ManagementThe proposed rules would close the “gun show loophole,” which is one of several loopholes that currently allows one-fifth of all the guns sold in the nation to be sold without background checks.
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Feds consider limiting how states can use welfare funds
December 21, 2023 | News, ManagementThe Biden administration says that the 1996 welfare reforms gave states too much spending flexibility. Now, it wants to claw back back some of those freedoms.
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Should the EPA let Chicago have 40 years to remove lead pipes?
December 14, 2023 | News, InfrastructureSome cities with a high number of lead pipes would be given more than the 10 years set by the EPA to replace them. The exception in the proposed rule is drawing criticism from residents and environmentalists.
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2 million women, children risk losing WIC food assistance, study says
December 12, 2023 | News, FinanceUnless Congress increases funding for the program by $1 billion, states will have to start turning people away around March.
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2023 Rising Star: Aurelle Amram
| News, WorkforceSenior director of strategic partnerships, Code for America's Social Safety Net