Published by Fox13 Memphis, Reporter Kate Bieri – May 31, 2023 It could soon get more challenging for older adults to get food stamps. The deal struck this week to raise the debt limit includes increased work requirements for older Americans. “We’re really disappointed about these changes,” said Signe Anderson, the director of nutrition advocacy…
Published by the Tennessee Lookout, Reporter Alexander Willis – June 3, 2023 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont and state Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville held a rally at Nashville’s Fisk University pushing for Tennessee’s minimum wage to be increased to $17 an hour. “We default to $7.25, and we say you cannot survive off of $7.25,” Jones…
Published in the Tennessee Lookout, Reporter Anita Wadhwani – May 17, 2023 Nearly one in five Tennessee children live in poverty, a measure of well-being that varies sharply by geography. In rural northwest Lake County, for example, the number of children living below the poverty line is double the state average; meanwhile in wealthy Williamson…