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  • Head Start CA se pronuncia sobre el cierre y recortes en la seguridad social

    Maestros del programa Head Start en California están denunciando el caos provocado no solo por el cierre del gobierno, sino también por los recortes a los programas de asistencia social. El acuerdo para poner fin al cierre solo garantiza la financiación del gobierno hasta el 30 de enero, por...
  • CA Head Start teachers speak out on shutdown, safety net cuts

    Head Start teachers in California are speaking out about the chaos prompted not only by the government shutdown but by cuts to safety net programs. The agreement to end the shutdown only funds the government through Jan. 30, so federally funded programs like Head Start face significant uncertainty going...
  • Who won and who lost with the US government shutdown?

    With the agreement between Republicans and a handful of moderate Democrats, the longest federal government shutdown in US history is imminently coming to an end. The answer to the question of who wins and who loses is simple: almost everyone lost, some more than others. The 42,000 SNAP beneficiaries...
  • Trump afirma que no financiará el SNAP hasta que finalice el cierre

    Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media A pesar de las órdenes judiciales que establecen que el Programa Federal de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria debe recibir fondos de inmediato, el presidente Donald Trump dijo el 4 de noviembre que retendría los fondos hasta que finalice el cierre del gobierno federal. SNAP es...
  • Trump States He Will Not Fund SNAP Until Shutdown Ends

    Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Despite court orders stating the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program must be immediately funded, President Donald Trump said Nov. 4 he would withhold funds until the federal government shutdown ends. SNAP is a critical food assistance program, supporting 42 million low-income people in the...
  • 10 Things We Can Expect with the Federal Government Shutdown

    In what has become a Washington autumn tradition, the United States federal government will face another shutdown. This is not a mere administrative technicality; the paralysis of the bureaucratic giant has direct consequences for millions of people inside and outside the country. As almost every year, history repeats itself,...
  • Meet the victims of the federal government shutdown

    For many people, the annual spectacle of a possible federal government shutdown in the face of chronic budget disagreements in Congress has become normalized. But a normalization of political dysfunction in Washington is unacceptable because the main victims are the most vulnerable among us: If the federal government is...
  • Prepare for an imminent federal government shutdown

    For the umpteenth time we are witnessing first-hand the embarrassing spectacle of political dysfunction in Washington. With the deadline to approve the fiscal year 2024 budget at five to 12, differences in the ranks of Republicans in the House of Representatives have put the country on the brink of...
  • Immigration Groups Press for Full Reform as Senate Votes on Shutdown, DACA

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Groups that advocate for the so-called Dreamers are pushing for comprehensive immigration reform as the U.S. Senate is set to vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s plan to reopen the government with funds for a border wall and a concession on DACA tacked on. His...
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