Editor: The current administration seeks to divide us, to confuse us, and to distract us. We don’t have time to catch our breath between dubious executive orders, extra-judicial actions and other ...

Your rent goes up, groceries cost more, and your paycheck doesn’t get the memo. You’re working, you’re trying, and you still end up doing that quiet math in your head: “If I pay this bill today, what ...

Safety-net programs need to not only be budgeted for but also aimed at the right people to ensure receipt of proper health care. The Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision is nearing its conclusion, ...

Two initiatives to meet the needs of at-risk Arlington seniors are facing troubled times. An end to Covid-era funding is hitting operations of the nonprofit Meals on Wheels program hard, while there ...

Experts will discuss changes to federal safety-net programs during a series of upcoming Kentucky Thrive Roadshow events aimed ...

The 340B rebate pilot model set to begin in January 2026 starkly presents the key tradeoff between program integrity and support for safety net providers and poses an important question: can the 340B ...

Congress was originally planning to approve a new farm bill on or before September 30, 2023, when several major policy provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill were set to expire. That date has come and gone, ...

Rates of people experiencing homelessness plummeted when pandemic-era housing safety net programs and policies were in effect but – after those phased out – rates of people experiencing homelessness ...

America’s broken safety net system has over 80 programs, costs $1.6 trillion annually, and perpetually underperforms. It’s inefficient, costly, and perversely functions like a snare net that traps ...

Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed budget cuts have been circulating in Springfield as some continue to argue for "progressive revenues." ...