To cut runaway spending earlier this year, state lawmakers slashed a $131 million pool of money doled out by the state education department to fund dozens of programs aimed at helping young people on ...

There’s a lot to wade through when it comes to Washington State politics. The drama, the facts, the money, and the movers and shakers. In Sound Politics KUOW host Libby Denkmann and politics reporter ...

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The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced the payment schedule for social grants in January 2026, while reiterating the importance of beneficiary biometric verification as a key ...

When Maverick Citizen began tracking the cost of 14 basic food items in 2022, the gap between what it takes to access nutritious food and the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant was already large.

2026 Social Relief of Distress Grants will carry on beyond March and for one entire year beyond that, terminating in March 2027. However, with so many issues facing the R370 SRD grant, why was the ...

January 14, 2026 • The state’s general fund budget is in trouble, as is its transportation budget. Inflation, higher than expected costs, lower than anticipated revenues, state services scheduled to ...