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Seattle CHOP Zone Remains, As City Considers Dismantling It
August 11, 2020
Seattle police chief Carmen Best announced her retirement after the City Council voted to cut nearly $4 million from the…
June 4, 2020
The coronavirus has forced cities to make significant budget cuts but not to police deparments even in the wake of…
May 22, 2017
President Trump's budget plan would include big cuts to things like entitlements, Medicaid and other "safety net" policies.
January 26, 2017
President Donald Trump his administration wants to cut out $10.5 trillion from the budget, as reported by by The Hill.
January 31, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The controversial legislation is expected to be signed by President Obama if it makes it through the…
January 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Budget cuts aimed at weaning Americans off of public assistance may make the start of 2014 lean…
November 25, 2013
MSNBC - At the beginning of November, the federal food stamps program was cut by $5 billion, meaning smaller benefit…
November 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - There is no question the poverty level in Mississippi is the highest in the nation. And on…
November 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Recent cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- commonly called food stamps -- worries…
October 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits go down starting Friday,…
October 15, 2013
OPINION - The question people are asking is whether the budget cuts to the Philadelphia School District killed 12-year-old Laporshia…
July 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruised from the defeat of a massive farm bill last month, Republicans are giving the legislation another…
July 2, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - With changes to its unemployment law taking effect this weekend, North Carolina not only is cutting…
July 1, 2013
NBC Philadelphia - A handful of local hunger strikers are hoping to convince the governor to allocate $120 million of…
June 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected a five year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that would have cut $2 billion annually…
June 18, 2013
POLITICS NATION - The House of Representatives takes up debate on the Farm bill Tuesday, which in its current form…
April 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sharing a bit of budget pain, President Barack Obama will return 5 percent of his salary each…
March 2, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans refused Saturday to concede any culpability for failing to stave off…
February 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday was to urge congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order…
December 6, 2012
NBC NEWS - For cities and rural towns across the country, as well as nonprofits like Baltimore Reads, officials are…