Budget Policy & Priorities
Monday, March 18, 2024
WY Food Bank distributed 10.8 million pounds of food in 2023
Working with more than 150 hunger relief partners across the state, Food Bank of Wyoming was able to distribute nearly 11 million pounds of food in 20…
Monday, March 18, 2024
WI poised to break through digital equity logjam
Wisconsin has announced a big development in trying to establish more digital equity around the state. Gov. Tony Evers and the Public Service …
Monday, March 18, 2024
Proposed Amesbury school budget cuts rally parents, educators
The Amesbury School Committee will hear from educators and parents tonight as they rally to prevent more than $2 million in proposed cuts to their sch…
Monday, March 18, 2024
USDA rule could level playing field for livestock producers
Backers of a new federal rule said it will increase fairness for livestock and poultry producers, in North Carolina and across the country. The U.S…
Monday, March 18, 2024
Report: State tax system leaves CT residents struggling
A new report brands Connecticut's tax system as "regressive" for low- to middle-income residents and uses a report from the state to make its point…
Monday, March 18, 2024
NY Legislature includes ‘coverage for all’ in Senate, House budgets
Both chambers of the New York state Legislature have included coverage for all legislation in their respective budgets. The bills would update the …
Friday, March 15, 2024
ME fighters of COVID-19 alarmed by new federal recommendations
Today is "Long COVID Awareness Day," and Mainers will be among those who gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to commemorate it…
Friday, March 15, 2024
NE lawmakers work to circumvent private-school referendum vote
Nebraskans this November will be able to vote on whether to keep the Opportunity Scholarships Act, which gives a dollar-for-dollar tax credit to …
Friday, March 15, 2024
'Farm and Faith' partnerships combat food injustices, racial land loss in NC
The Rural Advancement Foundation International is taking action against food injustices impacting farmers of color and rural communities through its F…
Friday, March 15, 2024
NYS bill makes Long Island power grid publicly controlled
New York's state lawmakers are considering a measure that would shake up the way Long Island's power grid operates. The Long Island Power Authority …
VA school districts, parents working to get electric school buses
By Elizabeth McGowan for Energy News Network.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for Virginia News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism …
Michigan students get a boost to summer food access
Michigan is planning ahead to make sure kids from lower-income families have enough to eat this summer. The state has opted into a federal food …