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Three officials involved in President Trump's controversial L.A. National Guard deployment testified in court Monday.
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb on Tuesday pushed back on claims by the city’s police union head, saying his “facts are wrong” when it comes to crime in the nation’s capital.” “Crime in the ...
Both lawmakers who want to limit and expand General Assistance agree that the program is vital but isn’t working as is. “For some, life’s burdens may feel overwhelming, leaving them ...
Trump ordered 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June, against the wishes of its Democratic ...
Arizona has spent millions suing the Trump administration 25 times this year, but Attorney General Kris Mayes says the legal ...
The report, published by TIGTA on Monday, revealed that out of the 100 kiosks set up in April 2024, 55 were functional, 40 ...
With more people utilizing recovery residence services like Zsyk House, the general assistance used to fund recovery ...
(Emma Lee/WHYY) General Assistance is also available for women fleeing domestic violence and people who take in children who can’t stay with their parents, in some cases because that parent has a drug ...
Freeport’s new General Assistance administrator will also serve as ‘community paramedic’ A new community response specialist, a position the town hopes to fill soon, will take on the ...
General Assistance also helped displaced victims of domestic violence, as well as people seeking addiction treatment. Although it’s too soon to measure consequences of the program’s termination, ...
Sanford’s struggle to address the General Assistance requests of a recent large influx of asylum seekers has highlighted the lack of a statewide system that allows municipalities to see who ...