Pennsylvania advocacy groups will gather at the Capitol rotunda for a "Fix Harrisburg" press conference today to deliver a new performance report to state lawmakers, calling for changes to legislative rules and more progress. A recent report by the group Fair Districts PA compared the Pennsylvania General Assembly s first six months of 2023 to three neighboring states: New York, Maryland and Virginia, and found the new session is off to a very slow start. Carol Kuniholm, chair of Fair Districts PA, said the report found Virginia passed more than 800 bills in less than two months. .
As the federal government nears a shutdown over a budget impasse in Congress, Wisconsin offices that help low-income individuals worry they ll have to stretch their programs. They hope the public sees the importance of their assistance. Public policy analysts say safety-net aid, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) would feel the budget squeeze sooner rather than later. .
New Yorkers are preparing for an impending government shutdown. State officials are worried about how it could impact the work state agencies have been doing for migrants. Meanwhile, residents are concerned about how a shutdown could affect federal benefits they receive. .
Since the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, a number of cities and counties in Ohio and around the nation have used ARPA funding to retire medical debt. Over the summer, Akron became the latest community in Ohio to adopt a plan to retire such debts. The city council allocated $500,000 to purchase debts through the non-profit RIP Medical Debt. .
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