Trump's war on the poor is just beginning.
Bobby Brown and his wife Alicia Etheredge are reportedly expecting a new bundle of joy. According to a close source Etheredge, who tied the knot with Brown back in 2012, is carrying the couple’s third child.
Ex-drug offenders have to overcome several barriers to reentry — scarcity of job opportunities; court and parole fines; and lack of training to qualify for jobs — after being released. This session the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 200, which deals with several provisions of health and human services in this state. Representative Senfronia […]
In 2014, roughly 80,500 unemployed and low-income Texans and their families were receiving cash assistance or other benefits at any given time, with total payouts exceeding $5 million a month. But apparently, that privilege has been abused with substance and/or drug use and Texas is looking to put a stop to it. ” Taxpayer dollars should not be used to support a […]
Ron Paul. 90s babies barely remember him, but the presidential nominee of the 1988 elections and former Republican Rep. of the U.S. Senate is still…
Food stamps, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), feed 1 in 7 Americans and cost almost $80 billion a year, twice what it cost five years ago. It’s said that the program has spiraled out of control and as the economy struggles the costs are not sustainable.. So its no surprise that Conservatives would like to […]
Due to a Power outage a Louisiana Walmart power problem temporarily lifted people spending limits, there was people buying up to 700$ worth of grocery. Read MoreÂ
The world’s richest man is getting richer from subsidized mobile phones for low-income Americans. CNNMoney has the story. Read more:
Local charities already struggling to provide food for needy families worry that a U.S. Senate bill that cuts $14 billion from the national food stamp program will increase demand for assistance in the Houston area and put more strain on nonprofit groups. Harris County stands to lose an estimated $174.3 million in federal aid, leaving […]
Texas has the worst performing food stamp program in the nation, says the federal director who oversees the project designed to help desperate people get nutritious meals.
Many have never been jobless or in need of a helping hand before..
