We want to hear from the officials and workers who help people navigate SNAP and Medicaid, because no one knows these ...

States are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence to help manage their social safety net programs and reduce worker caseloads, but advocates warn there's little evidence of safeguards around ...

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, ...

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 ...

America is still one of the richest countries on Earth, but that fact is doing less work than ...

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, ...

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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a $6.7 billion budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year that ...