Georgia resident Tracy says that rising monthly health care costs would “most likely mean sacrificing essentials, groceries, gas, other basic necessities that I rely on.”

Tracy, 57, from GA, received this notice showing her #ACA marketplace premium rising from $82 to $1,616/month if premium tax credit enhancements expire — nearly a $19k increase next year. For her, that means choosing between coverage and essentials.

In normal times today would have been a jobs day. But these are not normal times and BLS won't release labor market data for JOLTS until December 9 and jobs on Dec 16. And we will never have household survey data for October, no unemployment rate for that month, not ever. www.epi.org/blog/without...

The Trump Administration should ensure full SNAP benefits are paid out to SNAP clients. See more from @tyjonescox.bsky.social

A federal judge chided the Trump administration for withholding food benefits during the shutdown, saying it "erred" in its interpretation of the law

Trump Administration has taken multiple affirmative steps to raise--not lower--families' costs including over the last month:

NEWS: The Trump admin's decision to suspend SNAP benefits due to the shutdown has been blocked. In two cases, both judges found the government action is likely illegal. Although a judge in Mass gave the admin until Monday to reverse course, a judge in Rhode Island issued a TRO from the bench today.

DHS has clarified that SNAP recipients can use their EBT card with any unspent SNAP benefits in November. However, the Nov. SNAP benefits will be suspended until federal funds are available. If you are in need of food, you can find a local food bank at bit.ly/48PHvsm

🚨75% of voters - and 69% of Republicans - are very concerned about the rising costs of health care premiums. But Republicans would rather shut down the government than protect working families from rising health care costs.

The latest from Valerie Wilson at @epi.org What’s behind rising unemployment for Black workers? www.epi.org/blog/whats-b...

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

People are encouraged to prepare paperwork and documentation now before modifications to the program begin.

Some #SNAP participants will begin to see their food assistance reduced or eliminated due to the Republican megabill, based on a memo from USDA on Friday outlining how states must begin implementing one of the new law’s SNAP cuts. fns.usda.gov/snap/admin/e...

Georgia neighbors, Migrant Equity Southeast is working to support the families impacted by the ICE raid on the Hyundai plant and other warehouses in the area. See what you can do to support MESE 🔽 www.instagram.com/p/DONAsQqDHZ...

HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...

📢GA Voters, check you registration status 👇

Where do the economic opportunities for Georgians lie within the state budget? Find out in our annual budget primer. gbpi.org/georgiabudge...

$200 million in Georgia alone. Board members scrambling to decide whether to wait it out via their fund balance or start cutting positions. So illegal and mean.

We must protect and defend SNAP and Medicaid! Say NO to the largest cuts in the programs’ histories! 2M Georgians have Medicaid to see the doctor & 1.4M get help affording the high cost of groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 1/

Food banks will not be able to meet the need if #SNAP is slashed under Congressional proposals www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Senate proposal for #SNAP would still cut hundreds of billions from the program by shifting costs to the states.

There has been a lot of talk about the big budget bill awaiting Senate discussion. In our newest release, expert Danny Kanso breaks down who the bill benefits, and where it will leave the country in thirty years. Read more: bit.ly/400myFA

While much attention on SNAP is focused on the terrible proposed changes at the fed level, clients' benefits are still being stolen. One feature meant to protect SNAP recipients is seldom used, because many clients aren't aware of it. www.11alive.com/article/news...

CBPP's Zoe Neuberger posted a thread on X outlining the harmful cuts to WIC in the House Republicans' newly released agriculture appropriations bill: x.com/zoeneuberger...

Check me out Politically GA Washington Wednesdays. I discussed the #SNAP provisions in the House-passed bill that would increase food insecurity in Georgia and the rest of the country.

Right now, House Ag is marking up a bill that would cut #SNAP by hundreds of billions of dollars. One talking point is that it would address fraud. However, there is nothing in the bill to support SNAP clients who are victims of fraud via skimming www.13wmaz.com/article/news...

Concerned and/or confused about the major tax cuts for the wealthy that House Ways and Means is considering today? @chuckcbpp.bsky.social clears things up bsky.app/profile/chuc...

CBPP's Samantha Jacoby posted on X explaining how the House Republican tax bill's new federal tax credit to subsidize private school vouchers works: x.com/jacsamoby/st...

GBPI @gabudget.bsky.social is hosting a virtual event to discuss how to take action to protect #Medicaid & #SNAP. Friday, May 2, at 2pm Register here: bit.ly/ProtectMedicaidSNAP

Hundreds of employers, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are pushing the Trump administration to illegally overturn key NLRB rulings that would undermine workers’ rights. TCF senior fellow and former NLRB chair Lauren McFerran explains via @epi.org. www.epi.org/blog/a-coali...

I use the federal poverty guidelines in my work ALL the time, as do states that assess individuals' eligibility for critical programs. Additionally, w/o these experts, how will the feds assess how much money states get for many of these programs? bsky.app/profile/acin...

Thank you @warnock.senate.gov and others for introducing the American Family Act. A ROBUST #ChildTaxCredit, like the one in the American Family Act, is one of the best ways to reduce child poverty and support Black and brown families. gbpi.org/gbpi-applaud....

HHS's decision to cancel pilot projects for 5 states under the #TANF program is a major setback for low-income families. In his recent blog, my colleague Nick Gwyn explains why this is a big deal: www.cbpp.org/blog/hhs-hal...