U.S. Lawmakers Sharpen Axe on Food Stamp Program
U.S. lawmakers will be trying to reconcile bills this week that will reduce benefits in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps.
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Reebok Drops Rapper; Sex Assaults Trigger Suicides
Reebok drops hip-hop artist Rick Ross due to his misogynist lyrics. Also, two female teens, one in the United States and the other in Canada, committed suicide after making allegations of sexual assault.
Medicare Defenders Ready for a Paul Ryan Rematch
As Congress resumes today, advocates for older women are girding for another round of health care battles. One group has re-released its 2011 “Granny Off the Cliff” video showing the GOP budget leader pushing an older woman over the edge of survival.
Women Seen Paying Heavy Price for Sequestration
If $85 billion in across-the-board automatic federal budget cuts hit on Friday–and stay in place–women across the country will lose jobs, rental assistance, nutritional support, domestic-violence services.
Up Next in Budget Battles: Pay for Medicare Docs
The latest “doc fix” averted a 27-percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians. But don’t say phew yet. In this news analysis Sharon Johnson explains how an obscure compensation formula is tearing away at the system from within.
Medicare in Cross-Hairs of Lame Duck Congress
Election polling found women disproportionately concerned with what happens to Medicare, which is expected to be a major topic when the lame duck Congress meets Nov. 14.
Vatican Harangue Makes Stars of ‘Nuns on the Bus’
A rotating group of a dozen or so nuns recently used a nine-state bus tour to preach against the GOP’s Ryan budget, one that will slash social services. In August the nuns’ leadership will decide whether to genuflect before the Vatican’s demands.
Gov. Brown’s Budget Forsakes California Women
In California, women and children are falling behind and the governor’s proposed budget will only accelerate those trends. Susan Rose urges legislators to read the impact statement of the Women’s Foundation and make bold revisions fast.
U.K. Women Protest Cuts; OWS Member, 84, Sprayed
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States Attack Planned Parenthood on Funding, Regs
The battle over funding Planned Parenthood created a media feeding frenzy in several states this summer. The angry buzz boils down to a few key questions about states’ power to cut funding and impose prohibitive regulations.
