Author: Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner

California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending payments worth up to $1,691 for September to qualified residents in nine days. The arrival dates for the SNAP benefits remain the same each month, according to the 2023 schedule, but they vary based on the state where beneficiaries reside. SNAP is operated through the name CalFresh…

Low-income households in Colorado who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that provides grocery aid will begin sending out payments for the month of September in nine days. In the Centennial State, the SNAP program sends out benefits from Sept. 1 to Sept. 10, and the exact payment dates depend on the last digit…

A majority of Missouri voters don’t support gender transition medical care for transgender youth amid a court battle this week involving families of transgender minors and LGBT organizations who are suing to block the state’s ban. As shown in the responses from hundreds of Missourians, 73% of probable voters oppose minors receiving transgender surgeries, according…

A conservative activist who scored a major victory this summer when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of ending race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities is now working to dismantle race-based preferences in corporate America. Edward Blum filed two lawsuits on Tuesday through his nonprofit organization American Alliance for Equal Rights, challenging the awarding…

Top Democrats have been struggling to contain the influx of immigrants into New York, resulting in a majority of voters believing the crisis is a serious problem for the state. The number of asylum-seekers rose to about 100,000 in New York City as Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and Mayor Eric Adams grapple with providing shelters…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, will issue its final August payment to Maryland residents in one day. SNAP payments are issued to Maryland beneficiaries starting Aug. 4 and continue until Aug. 23. Food stamps are usually issued to a household on the same day each month, and when recipients get…

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California lawmakers are looking to update the state’s behavioral and mental health system and add a $4.68 billion bond measure for treatment beds. A joint committee hearing will convene on Tuesday to discuss the newly amended language in an effort to overhaul mental healthcare. Newsom put forward the mental health…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude its August payments for low-income Louisiana residents in one day. The last SNAP payment in August will be sent out Wednesday as food stamps are issued from the 1st to the 23rd of every month in Louisiana, according to the state’s 2023 schedule. DEBATE PERFORMANCES THAT BOOSTED PREVIOUS…

A rescue mission in northwest Pakistan has rescued four out of six children who have been trapped in a cable car hanging hundreds of feet in the air. Six children and two teachers have been trapped for about 12 hours in the mountainous area of Battagram, with military commandos rescuing four of the children after…

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said on Monday that he will decide on whether to run for a second term in 2024 by this fall as multiple Republican contenders are poised to compete for the seat. “I’ll be making that decision sometime this fall,” Romney told KUTV 2News in Salt Lake. “Haven’t made a final decision…