Remembering Debrina Kawam: Woman Set On Fire On F Train By Migrant Was Homeless, Burned Alive With No One To Help
Debrina Kawam is a woman from Little Falls and Tom’s River in New Jersey. She…
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Citizen Action of New York, Senator Robert Jackson, Advocates Rally Behind Passage of Invest In Our New York Act
Citizen Action of New York, Lawmakers, and Advocates Call on New York City Legislature to…
Pending SNAP Eligibility Changes, Slightly Increased Benefit
October Eligibility and Budgeting Changes Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the benefits…
Minimum Wage Hikes Are Bad For Workers They Seek To Protect: Conservative/ Republican Weighs In On Raising Federal Minimum Wage
Increasing the Minimum Wage Comes at Too High a Price for Workers Editor’s note: This…
Minimum Wage Hike Would Harm Very Workers It Seeks To Protect, Causing Their Jobs To Disappear: Libertarian View
Vance, Like Biden, Flunks Econ 101: Backs Hiking Federal Minimum Wage Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
SCOTUS Needs Accountability, Transparency: Sen. Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Reform Supreme Court, Mandate Robust Ethics, Term Limits
GILLIBRAND, A CHAMPION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO REFORM THE SUPREME COURT …
$250 First Time Fine Is “Limited” For Homeless, Jobless Individuals: Criminalization Of Homelessness Now Sanctioned By US Supreme Court – Even For Cities With No Shelters, Sleeping On Streets Is Criminal Activity
For context, the first time fine in the Oregon city at the center of the…
SCOTUS To Weigh In On Criminalization Of Involuntary Homelessness In Oregon With Excessive Fines, Criminal Trespass Charges
Rutherford Institute Denounces Oregon City Law Against Sleeping, Camping in Public as Unconstitutional Attempt to…
Stop Creating More Hotel Shelters For Homeless – NYC Should Instead Focus On Permanent, Supportive, Affordable Housing To Solve These Issues, Not Lucrative Contracts
Malliotakis, Brooklyn Community Call for Repeal of City Zoning Laws to Stop Creation of Hotel…
SNAP, Cash Assistance Application Backlogs Nearly Eliminated In NYC, Bolstering Access To Benefits For Low-Income New Yorkers – Over 90% Of Recipients Applied Online
Mayor Adams Announces Cash Assistance and SNAP Application Backlogs Nearly Eliminated, Bolstering Access to Benefits…
Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Passed With Bipartisan Support: Rep. Malliotakis
Malliotakis Applauds Bipartisan Passage of Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Extends expired…
Not A Crime To Be Poor: Prof Edelman Discusses Criminalization of Homelessness, Devastation Of Eviction Laws To Low-Income People Across Our Nation
This is the fifth part of the interview with Professor Edelman, author of Not A…
Spending Welfare Money On Scholarships For Affluent Students, States Taking Credit For Donations By Churches: Failures Of TANF – Biden Admin Rolls Out Overhaul Of Welfare System To Close Loopholes
Biden Administration to Overhaul Welfare Following ProPublica Reporting by Eli Hager ProPublica is a Pulitzer…
Money Bail, Fines, Fees, & Court Costs Ruin Lives: Never Based On Ability To Pay, Causing Hardship For Low-Income People
This is Part 4 of a multi-part interview with Professor Edelman, author of Not A…
Not A Crime To Be Poor: Prof. Edelman Discusses Affects On Low-Income People Of No Attorney For Criminal, Civil Cases
In this part of the interview series with Professor Edelman, our discussion focuses on…
Prof. Edelman Part II: Traffic Court, High Fines, Exorbitant Rising Fees, Contribute To Poverty, Inequality Around America
Professor Edelman sat down with the Staten Islander News Organization to discuss the overuse of…
Professor Edelman Interview Part 1 – Working In Politics w Robert F Kennedy, President Clinton, Causes, Perpetuation Of Poverty In America
Professor Edelman is currently the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown…
Is It A Crime To Be Poor In America? Prof. Edelman Proves Quite Definitively That It Is
Review Of Not A Crime To Be Poor: The Criminalization Of Poverty In America Can…
Sen. Sanders, Sen. Scott Announce Legislation To Raise Minimum Wage By 2028, Assist Hard-Working Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet
Sanders, Scott To Announce Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage WASHINGTON, – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),…
For ‘Bidenomics,’ President’s New Economic Plan, To Work, There Will Have To Be Tax Hikes Across Many Sectors
The Missing Piece to “Bidenomics”: Tax Hikes “Bidenomics ” is the new name President Joe…
Reps. Malliotakis, Steel Introduce “Working Families Tax Cut Act” To Provide Bonus Guaranteed Deduction Of $1,950 For Single Filers On 2024, 2025 Taxes
Malliotakis, Steel Lead Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Working Families WASHINGTON, DC) – Today Congresswoman Nicole…
Hundreds March In 25 States With Poor People’s Campaign: National Call For Revival
If we ever needed to vote, we sure do need to vote now! Hundreds march…
While Need For Welfare Grows, States Hoard $5.2 Billion In Unawarded Welfare Funds Meant For Their Poor
This story originally appeared on ProPublica Bonnie Bridgforth supported five children with an $8.50-an-hour job…