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In 2025, budget, policy and personal choices add trillions to the richest and cut trillions from the poorest.
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In 2025, budget, policy and personal choices add trillions to the richest and cut trillions from the poorest.
TennCare, other low-income benefits on chopping block as GOP seeks trillions to pay for tax cuts, other Trump spending priorities
Conservative leaders applaud the move, but safety-net advocates fear poor families will suffer because of a decline in direct cash assistance
As a growing number of breaches in the Memphis Sand Aquifer threatens Shelby County’s drinking water, an obscure government board is recommending an increase...
State, federal officials agree TANF isn't working, pursue major reforms
What would it take to break the multi-generational cycle of poverty in Memphis? To reverse decades of race- and class-based discrimination and exploitation, disinvestment...
Decision includes TVA's West Region Vice President post held by Mark Yates of Memphis
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has hired a national accounting firm to audit its internal procedures in spending millions in federal COVID-19 relief funds, also known...
A senior facilities manager for Memphis-Shelby County Schools was fired in late July for “gross misconduct” in connection with construction contracts awarded to a...
Last August and September, Memphis-Shelby County Schools hosted five pre-bid meetings to outline a whopping 84 federally funded HVAC upgrades at various schools. Representatives...