A federal court has ordered the USDA to restore nutrition support for more than 42 million Americans after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led a lawsuit over suspended SNAP benefits. The ruling protects thousands of Minnesota families during the ongoing government shutdown, but partial payments raise new concerns.
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Attorney General Ellison sues Trump administration for illegally suspending SNAP benefits
According to a recent press release of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Minnesota General Keith Ellison co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors yesterday in filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The coalition […]
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Federal shutdown pushes single mothers in Minnesota to the brink
One single mother of three children, ages 4, 10, and 20 have recently become homeless. She felt compelled to leave an unsafe apartment building where drug dealers were actively selling drugs around her children.
Posted inOpinion
Shutdowns: what they do and who they sacrifice
Tell the truth about who suffers when the government disappears, and about who profits from the disappearance.
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Congress working to avoid shutdown inches close to deal
Congress has reached an agreement on total spending of $1.66 trillion, which includes a boost in Pentagon spending to $886.3 billion and nondefense funding unchanged at $772.7 billion.
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Impending shutdown: Political rifts and global crisis converge
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s conservative agenda has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
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McCarthy’s downfall: Rogue Republicans remove House speaker in unprecedented vote
The last and only time Congress voted on such a measure was over a century ago, in 1910.
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5 questions with Sen. Tina Smith
The Minnesota senator talks invisible victims of gov’t shutdown, systemic barriers against Blacks and gearing up for 2020 elections.
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Government shutdown affecting MLK celebrations across the country
While the Twin Cities may be chock full of events to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the partial government shutdown is affecting observance plans across the country.
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How to survive a financial crisis
Most of us are either in — or one paycheck away from — a financial crisis. Considering the current government shutdown, it’s now or never when it comes to taking control of our financial future.