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10/09/13
  • Federal Issues
  • Federal Budget

Week 2 of federal shutdown: Debate widens to include debt ceiling, one-sided deficit reduction

It’s week two of the federal government shutdown, and the consequences for people who use services such as Head Start a...
10/01/13
  • Federal Budget
  • Federal Issues

Minnesotans feel deja vu as federal government shutdown starts

Minnesotans may feel a bit of deja vu as the federal government shutdown begins today, the start of the 2014 federal...
09/20/13
  • Federal Issues
  • Poverty
  • Nutrition
  • Federal Budget

U.S. House votes to cut SNAP for at least 41,000 Minnesotans

The bill that narrowly passed the U.S. House yesterday would make harsh cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
09/17/13
  • Federal Budget
  • Federal Issues
  • Nutrition
  • Poverty

New Census report shows anti-poverty measures help millions of Americans

The U.S. Census Bureau is out with a report today showing that anti-poverty policies like the Supplemental Nutrition...