Tag: Government programs
Single moms sue Missouri for refusing to expand Medicaid
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Two single mothers are among a group of low-income adults who on Thursday sued Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's administration for dropping...
Vax and scratch: NY offers $5M lottery for newly vaccinated
ALBANY, N.Y. — Anyone who gets vaccinated at a state-run vaccination site in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with...
Vax and scratch: NY offers $5M lottery for newly vaccinated
<p>ALBANY, N.Y. — Anyone who gets vaccinated at a state-run vaccination site in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with...
Single moms sue Missouri for refusing to expand Medicaid
<p>COLUMBIA, Mo. — Two single mothers are among a group of low-income adults who on Thursday sued Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's administration for dropping...
Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The...
Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday reinstated an Obama-era pilot program that aims to aid minority and disadvantaged people by ensuring local...
Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage....
Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The...
Reversing Trump, Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program
<p>WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday reinstated an Obama-era pilot program that aims to aid minority and disadvantaged people by ensuring local...
Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage....