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Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis

By Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams on May 11, 2023   Featured, National, National/World  

Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis

“It’s shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes.” As the U.S. government on Wednesday released its latest inflation report, the watchdog Accountable.US put out a new analysis detailing how Americans face food insecurity while major food corporations are […]

Representative Mina Introduces Bill to Strengthen SNAP Process

By Alaska House Coalition on May 9, 2023   Featured, Politics, State  

Representative Mina Introduces Bill to Strengthen SNAP Process

JUNEAU – Rep. Genevieve Mina has introduced a crucial piece of legislation aimed at enhancing the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). House Bill 196 simplifies the SNAP process by enacting broad-based categorical eligibility (BBCE): expanding access to SNAP benefits for working, low-income Alaskans while reducing the administrative burden on the Division of Public Assistance. This legislation […]

‘Policy Murder’: Research Shows Poverty Is 4th Leading Cause of Death in US

By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams on Apr 20, 2023   Featured, Health, National, National/World  

‘Policy Murder’: Research Shows Poverty Is 4th Leading Cause of Death in US

“Poverty should be considered a major risk factor for death in the U.S.,” argues a new analysis. Research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimated that poverty was linked to at least 183,000 deaths in the United States in 2019 among people aged 15 or older, making inadequate income the nation’s fourth-leading […]

‘Beautiful’: Minnesota Becomes 4th State to Provide Free School Meals to All Kids

By Kenny Stancil | Common Dreams on Mar 20, 2023   Featured, Health, National, National/World  

‘Beautiful’: Minnesota Becomes 4th State to Provide Free School Meals to All Kids

“Let this serve as a reminder that poverty is a policy choice,” said one advocate. “In the richest country in the world, it is absolutely inexcusable that millions of our children go to school hungry because they are living in poverty.” Surrounded by students, teachers, and advocates, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday afternoon […]

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