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Expanded so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ education restrictions advance in Alabama

April 27, 2024

Expanded so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ education restrictions advance in Alabama

Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A bill aimed at furthering restrictions on discussions of “gender identity or sexual orientation” in public schools is progressing in the Alabama legislature, passing the state House on Tuesday. Current law states that classrooms in kindergarten through the fifth grade “shall not engage in classroom discussion or provide classroom instruction […]

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End of expanded SNAP benefits may push Black, Latino communities into poverty: Study

March 1, 2023

End of expanded SNAP benefits may push Black, Latino communities into poverty: Study

Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Alyn Carroll received information that her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will soon be substantially decreased, her emotions almost overtook her. “I wanted to cry,” Carroll, 56, told ABC News. “I wanted to cry because I just started feeling comfortable where I could budget every week a certain […]