Biden/Harris Stimulus Proposal will Cut Child Poverty in Half

One of the provisions in the Biden/Harris $1.9 trillion dollar stimulus economic proposal is increases in both the child and earned income tax credits.  If passed in its current form, qualifying families with children would receive about $3000 per child from the United States Government for this year. If the tax credits (a plan proposed … Read more

State Representative Mitzi Epstein Wants to Fix the Arizona State Unemployment System

The Arizona Unemployment Rate for December was 7.5 percent. The National Rate is 6.7 percent. The state benefit for Individual Arizonans on unemployment is $240.00 a week. Only Mississippi in this country is worse. The Arizona Unemployment system discourages people from accepting part-time work before they find a full job again because the “limit to … Read more

President Biden signs Executive Orders to Combat Hunger and Help Workers

Saying “we need to tackle the growing hunger crisis in America,” President Biden has signed an Executive Order allowing the Department of Agriculture to let families hardest hit by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic to enroll for more “generous benefits” in the SNAP-Food Stamp Program. Biden hopes this order will allow millions of … Read more

More Historic Nominations from the Incoming Biden/Harris Administration

The Incoming Biden/Harris Administration has announced more historic nominations, adding to already the most diverse Executive Branch in history. Among the new selections is Dr. Rachel Levine, the Biden/Harris Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Health at the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Levine, currently the Secretary of Health for the Commonwealth … Read more