With a new executive order and model state legislation criminalizing homelessness, the richest people in the U.S. are making it easier to lock up the poorest.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Do SNAP Food Restrictions Help Health, or Punish Poor People?
Indiana is among several states restricting the purchase of sugary foods with nutrition assistance funds.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Cruelty of Medicaid Work Requirements
The bureaucracy needed to verify if recipients are working doesn’t just stop people from receiving health care—it’s difficult for states to set up.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Right-Wing State Tax ‘Revolution’ Rolls On
Several red states, pressed on by Koch-funded conservative groups, are moving to enact flat taxes or eliminate income taxes altogether.
Posted inPolitics
Empowering Big Tech Whistleblowers Gets a Senate Boost
The House passed a measure to eliminate all state regulation of artificial intelligence for a decade. The last line of defense may be legislation from Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Posted inTransportation
AI Ban in Spending Bill Would Curb States’ Driverless Car Regulations
As the first fully automated 18-wheeler rolls out, states would have no ability to govern what is taking place on their own roads.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Republican Budget Plan: Snatch Food From the Mouths of Hungry Children
SNAP cuts are ‘going to have a massive shock wave across the country, and everybody will feel it.’
Posted inPolitics
South Dakota and Louisiana Voters Let Lawmakers Have It
Republicans in two states failed to twist the ballot initiative process to their ends. But the fight is far from over.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
New Jersey Continues to Add Abortion Protections
State reproductive rights advocates view a stockpile as one of a number of ways to protect access.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Signalgate and Norway’s Tesla Problem
On our live show, David and Ryan Cooper discuss Signalgate, which blue states are making the most of their power, and why Norway’s sovereign wealth fund should divest from Tesla.