Author: Eden Villalovas

In eight days, 100 low-income entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are slated to start receiving monthly payments of $528 as participants in the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor program. Administered by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, this two-year pilot initiative began distributing payments in January to individuals who had been selected beforehand. Kristin…

Denver officials are searching for housing alternatives for immigrants after Mayor Mike Johnston announced multiple shelters will be closing as the city addresses a major budget deficit.  Johnston announced last week that the city will close one immigrant shelter a week over the next four weeks, aiming to generate savings of up to $60 million…

California will finish distributing March’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments to low-income households in three days. Payments are distributed starting on the first of a month and continue until the 10th. The dates benefits are sent out to qualified low-income families and individuals depend on recipients’ case numbers. For instance, California recipients with case numbers ending in 1 received…

The White House is aware of the significance of the State of the Union address, acknowledging it as a high-stakes moment for President Joe Biden.  Biden is approaching a rematch with former President Donald Trump in November with a persistently low job approval rating. Thursday’s address offers an opportunity for the president to address voter…

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‘s case against former President Donald Trump could end up crumbling despite her record of success in turning his former allies against him. A Georgia state Senate panel provided a platform for a defense attorney to discuss allegations regarding Willis’s relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. The Republican-led committee heard…

A Panera Bread franchise owner in California who is a major donor to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said he plans to increase staff wages after backlash over an apparent exemption from the state’s new minimum wage.  Last year, Newsom signed a law that would require the minimum wage for California-based fast-food workers at chains with…

Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) has a much higher favorability rating than Tammy Murphy in New Jersey’s Senate race, despite having less name recognition than the state’s first lady.  Kim had a 48% favorable rating and a 2% unfavorable rating, while 24% expressed no opinion, and 26% reported they are not familiar with him, according to…

In nine days, 100 low-income entrepreneurs from Ann Arbor, Michigan, are slated to receive monthly stipends of $528 through the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor program. Facilitated by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, this two-year experimental project launched its payment disbursements in January for previously chosen participants. Kristin Seefeldt, Poverty Solutions’s associate director,…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will wrap up sending out March benefits to California residents in four days. Payments are distributed starting on the first of a month and continue until the 10th. The dates payments are sent out to qualified low-income families and individuals depend on recipients’ case numbers. For example, California recipients with case numbers ending in 1…

As President Joe Biden cruised through the Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday, his campaign faced a mounting challenger: a significant number of “uncommitted” votes in protest of his handling of the Israel–Hamas war. Several Super Tuesday states included “uncommitted” options on their ballots, gathering about 254,017 votes as of Wednesday morning, according to Associated Press…