Lawsuit targets SNAP waivers
USDA has the authority to determine what foods are eligible under SNAP, which provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget
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Stateline: The pay gap between women and men widened in 2025, analysis finds
The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday
States Newsroom: Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states
Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday
Stateline: HUD seeks to reduce time allowed for tenants to receive notice before evictions for nonpayment
Amid a slew of proposed changes scaling the federal government’s role in broadening assistance in federal rental programs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to rescind a 2024 regulation requiring public housing agencies and certain federally subsidized landlords to give 30 days’ notice before filing for eviction based on unpaid rent
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz causes urea, diesel prices to spike as planting season begins in Arkansas
As war shuts down shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, farmers are seeing spikes in urea and diesel prices just as planting season has begun in Arkansas
Stateline: Iran war drives gas price uncertainty ahead of busy summer season
The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up
Stateline: Democrats call for immediate vote on Trump war powers as US, Israel strike Iran
Democratic lawmakers called Saturday for Congress to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s order launching “major combat operations” in Iran, while Republicans largely provided cautious support of the attacks