U.S. Sen. Patty Murray criticized a proposed increase in defense spending, arguing that federal funds would be better spent on domestic priorities such as health care, child care and housing.
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Murray, Wyden Urge Reversal Of Policy They Say Puts Migrant Children At Risk
U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Ron Wyden are urging the Trump administration to reverse proposed changes to a federal contract that would limit access to legal counsel and undermine protections for unaccompanied immigrant children.
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Washington Joins Lawsuit Challenging HUD Shift That Threatens Housing Stability
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 20 states and jurisdictions filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, alleging that abrupt and unlawful changes to a key housing program could strip support from tens of thousands of people experiencing homelessness.
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Seattle Allocates Up To $8 Million In Emergency Food Aid Amid SNAP Uncertainty
Seattle is providing up to $8 million in emergency food assistance to local food banks and meal services due to uncertainty in federal SNAP funding, ensuring that no family goes hungry.
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Georgia’s Medicaid Expansion Faces Challenges
Georgia’s Pathways program, the state’s limited Medicaid expansion, has been costly to run, frustrating for enrollees to navigate, and disruptive to other public benefit systems, with millions of Americans soon to face similar byzantine state systems and work rules.
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AG Brown Joins Lawsuit To Block Federal Limits On Social Services
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration over new rules that threaten access to critical health, education, and social service programs, which they argue unlawfully restrict states from serving all residents, regardless of immigration status.
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Research Cuts Threaten Breakthroughs In Veterans’ Health
The Million Veteran Program, a genetic database of over a million retired military service members, is in limbo due to a lack of agreements with the Energy Department for computing power, while the VA’s research arm has been buffeted by layoffs, contract cuts, and canceled research.
