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Due Process for child care appeals 24 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
At long last, the California Department of Education has issued a Management Bulletin to Child Care Contractors setting out the appeals rights for caretakers. Things like having a notice that sets ou...
Abandonment of poor 9 May 2013 | 11:14 pm
The value of public assistance benefits has fallen dramatically in every state between 1970 and 2011, both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of the federal poverty guidelines. ”Remapping the D...
TANF benefits value continue to erode 28 Mar 2013 | 09:41 pm
The Center on Budget Policies and Priorities confirms the reality CalWORKs recipients face: the grant just ain’t what it used to be. The report The Value of TANF Cash Benefits Continued to Erode in 20...
Women losing coming and going 21 Mar 2013 | 08:40 pm
Calling to give women a fair chance, this new California Budget Project presentation demonstrates that women are both disproportionately affected by the economic downturn, and lagging behind in access...
What are the most effective welfare reform strategies? 18 Jan 2013 | 01:19 am
MRDC has posted several studies addressing this question.
Online Services for Key Low-Income Benefit Programs 12 Jan 2013 | 02:26 am
The Center on Budget Policies and Priorities has published a paper that provides links to state information available online regarding low-income benefit programs. Includes an overview of whether the...
Low-Wage Recovery & Growing Inequality 17 Sep 2012 | 11:01 pm
NELP’s new report shows that the current recovery continues to be skewed towards growth in low-wage occupations.
TANF Spending 10 Aug 2012 | 02:16 am
The Center on Budget Policies and Priorities has issued a paper examining How States Have Spent Federal and State Funds Under the TANF Block Grant. More poor families, lower benefits. The report’s k...
Superior Court Judge Voids Folsom’s Rescission of its Affordable Housing Program 27 Jul 2012 | 08:25 am
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Timothy Frawley granted a petition filed on behalf of the Sacramento Housing Alliance challenging the Folsom City Council’s 2011 action ending its inclusionary housing ...
Huge environmental justice victory in AGENA case 14 Jul 2012 | 12:47 am
Characterizing the case as “an impressive display of David besting Goliath,” the front-page of the Sacramento Bee today heralds a victory in the AGENA case: State regulators reject Sacramento gas stor...
