Assemblymember Dr. Corey A. Jackson, Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Human Services, issued a strong statement condemning the Trump and Republican-led federal government shutdown that is forecasted to cut off federal SNAP (CalFresh) benefits beginning November 1. If the shutdown continues past October 31, over 5.5 million Californians, including parents, children, seniors, ...

By Charlene Crowell For the second time this year, Congress’ inability to reach consensus on essential fiscal legislation has devolved into largely partisan bickering and literal, last-minute temporary financial band-aids. On September 30, the last day of the 2022-2023 federal fiscal year, a continuing resolution (CR) provided a 45-day reprieve, just in time to meet ...

By Dianne Anderson Not everyone is in a position to hand out mini-loans without interest, and most wouldn’t if they could. But Joe Rodgers gives what he can for family and friends to survive the past, and possibly the future government shutdown. Over the past two months, he has come out of pocket with quite ...