Budget Cuts Could Close Treatment Centers Across State

Budget Cuts Could Close Treatment Centers Across State – Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services is preparing to slash its budget by 3 Million, and proposed cuts would eliminate funding for adult services for all state-funded drug and alcohol treatment centers, methadone clinics and detox facilities across the state. KXLY4’s Kylee Cruz reports.

'Bad boy' school in doubt

Filed under: state funded drug rehab

Many observers, including children rights advocates, maintain that the rights of many children in State care have been violated, and that many of these children are not benefiting from any form of rehabilitation. … The majority of the boys use drugs …
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This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness

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A woman with cancer living in New York City—where her voucher is already at risk due to cuts—wrote, “It seems that no one in NYC knows what is going on with the Section 8 voucher program—not even Section 8, Mayor Bloomberg's office, State Offices …
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Rick Perry and State Senator Jane Nelson Want Texas to Drug Test Welfare …

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These are mostly federal funds, disbursed to the states through grants. Unlike SNAP (food stamps), though, states also pay for a portion of TANF, meaning that lawmakers are typically much … drug tests would mean that the individual and their children …
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Labor historian reviews lessons from union movement

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His birthday, March 31, has been declared a state holiday in eight states. … The UFW turned from direct union organizing to passing legislation and a funding referendum. After huge investments of time and money, the referendum failed in 1976. Chavez …
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