Virginia congresswoman and 23 colleagues push for protection of SNAP benefits
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More than 34 million Americans are food insecure, including 9 million children, which makes SNAP a vital federal program.
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Amid rising costs, lawmakers looking to extend Keep Kids Fed Act for additional year
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Legislators are working to help school districts in Virginia and across the country continue to provide meals to students and mitigate the impacts of inflation.
Solar project aims to protect low-income families from electricity rate inflation
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Habitat for Humanity has teamed up with GiveSolar on a two-year project to install 80 solar energy systems on homes in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Coalition: Insulin cap at $35 good, but Virginians still paying too much for medicine
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People not already covered by Medicare should only pay $35 per month for insulin after drugmaker Eli Lilly announced its plans to reduce the cost.
Legislation would permit whole milk in American public school cafeterias again
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Schools participating in the National School Lunch Program are only permitted to serve fat-free or low-fat milk under current regulations.
Normal or crazy: Does Sarah Huckabee Saunders know the difference?
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On February 7, President Biden delivered a memorable State of the Union address. But we should also take note of a strange line in Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ response.
Waynesboro Schools ‘getting significantly more city funds’ but budget is currently unbalanced
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Waynesboro Schools is expecting a revenue of $48,652,994 for budget year 2023-2024. But expenditures right now are expected to be $50,646,812.
Survey: Serious food insecurity amidst rising prices, end of pandemic benefits
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A survey of low- and middle-income parents found that 64 percent of respondents said their family is finding it hard to make ends meet right now.
Effort to end two Social Security provisions aims to provide fairness for public servants
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U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Garrett Graves of Louisiana are leading the bipartisan, national effort to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO).
Since when is the transition to electric vehicles an environmental justice issue?
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The poorest members of our society are likely to benefit the least from a widespread transition to electric vehicles (EVs) for a few reasons.
