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Goats and Soda
Eric Dossekpli, 49, is a farmer and father of six in the town of Anfoin Avele,Togo. He says he can no longer sell his crops as a result of the pandemic.

The Pandemic Pushed This Farmer Into Deep Poverty. Then Something Amazing Happened

Feb 15, 2021
Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the neediest of the needy?
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Analysis
Audree, 2, plays while Samantha Watson, her mother, cleans the kitchen. Watson was a single mother and nursing student received benefits from a federal welfare program called TANF.

Immigration, Infrastructure And Iran: The President's Plans For 2018

Jan 03, 2018
President Trump enters his second year in office, fresh off his first legislative victory. Are there more to come? What about that Russia probe, hot spots overseas — and those midterm elections?
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Shots - Health News

States Move To Tighten Medicaid Enrollment, Even Without A New Health Law

Jul 06, 2017
Some states are seeking to make major changes in their Medicaid programs that would end coverage for millions of people, even if the Affordable Care Act isn't repealed.
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Around the Nation
Lakin is enrolled in JOBS Plus, filling orders and arranging deliveries for a coffee roasting business in Portland.

20 Years Since Welfare's Overhaul, Results Are Mixed

Aug 22, 2016
The new program did work for millions of families. The idea was that people would be encouraged to find work if they knew their monthly checks would end, but instead, some have been left high and dry.
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Rep. Gwen Moore (shown in 2012) has introduced a bill that would mandate drug testing for wealthy Americans before they could claim itemized tax deductions over $150,000. She says the bill is intended not so much as a statement about the rich but about t

Why One Democratic Congresswoman Wants To Drug-Test The Rich

Jun 17, 2016
Rep. Gwen Moore's bill is unlikely to go anywhere in the GOP-controlled House, but it seems more designed to troll Republicans anyway.
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Nevada Gets $1.5M Grant To Fight Food Stamp Fraud

Nov 06, 2015

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is getting $1.5 million from the federal government to crack down on food stamp fraud.

The state's welfare division was one of three agencies nationwide to get the grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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On Welfare? Don't Use The Money For Movies, Say Kansas Lawmakers

Apr 09, 2015
The legislature has passed a bill that would bar people on public assistance from using cash aid on theme parks, pools and casinos, or from withdrawing more than $25 per day from the ATM.
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Is There A Solution For Poverty?

Apr 28, 2014

KNPR'S STATE OF NEVADA -- Poverty seems to be an endemic problem. Every society has apparently had impoverished people but we set about eradicating that...

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Ruby Duncan, Welfare Activist

Mar 14, 2012
Orphaned by age 4, a school dropout by the 9th grade, and a cotton-picker in rural Louisiana, Ruby Duncan moved to Las Vegas for a better life.  Instead, she found her aunt living with other poor African Americans in a cardboard shack in the desert.
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Spending Welfare Money in Las Vegas Casinos

Oct 25, 2010
Millions are on welfare, but where does that money go? Straight into the casinos, it seems! Californians spent nearly $12 million in Las Vegas casinos and drawn from ATMs. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is moving to block welfare debit cards in casinos.
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Child Welfare Lawsuit

Apr 22, 2010
The non-profit National Center for Youth Law is suing Clark County and the State of Nevada, accusing the two municipal bodies of violating state and federal law by routinely denying foster children stability, health care, and, in many cases, even the most minimal level of safety.

The suit names 13 children in Nevada's foster care system as co-plaintiffs and Youth law hopes the case will be catalyst for overhauling the state's child welfare system.

We'll talk with one of the attorneys representing those kids in the suit.
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Voices of the Unemployed

Mar 16, 2010
The longest line nowadays seems to be the job line. Over 187,000 Nevadans are out of work. We talk to a few of them about what they're doing to find a job and how they're surviving.

If you have a story about being unemployed, send us an e-mail at son@knpr.org. More
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