Struggling Workers and Families Deserve Food Tell the Trump Administration: Hands Off SNAP! Leave a Comment by April 2nd Food assistance is under attack—again. If the Trump Administration has its way, 755,000 very poor people could lose SNAP benefits. These are working age people without dependents. Under current law,...
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The government shutdown could slow down the tax-filing process this year. (przemekklos/Twenty20) January 8, 2019 BELCOURT, N.D. — Tax season is approaching, and some North Dakotans qualify for free assistance with preparing their federal income returns. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program offers tax aid to...
New Policy Brief: Consumer Protections Are Under Threat Now More Than Ever Prosperity Now just released Consumers Need Protection from Predatory Financial Products and Services, a policy brief that discusses current and forthcoming threats to consumer protections and what steps you can take now to push back against them. Accompanying this...
POVERTY SIMULATION North Dakota State hosted a poverty simulation Tuesday, Oct. 2 in the Great Plains Ballroom. The students and faculty were able to get a glimpse of how a family living in poverty is able to navigate their economic issues. Approximately 70 students and faculty members...
September 27, 2018 by Lesley Fair Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education If you took out an online payday loan from a company affiliated with AMG Services, you may be getting a check in the mail from the FTC. The $505 million the FTC is returning to...
Farm Bill impacts everyone in North Dakota, including our children Lisa K. Dullum, West Fargo SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as food stamps, is the front line defense against hunger and food insecurity and is part of the Farm Bill. At this time, the...
The concentration of economic gains at the top of the income ladder and largely stagnant wages at the bottom harm the economic well-being of millions of workers, especially people of color and women. For example, African American and Latino workers are far more likely than...