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City leaders say the Baltimore Baby Bonus violates state and local law. But teachers leading the charge say the challenge is “an undemocratic power grab.”
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'Poverty for Profit' argues that private businesses sometimes exploit those seeking help from government programs.
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The Baltimore Baby Bonus would give one-time $1,000 payments directly to parents after they adopt or give birth. But voters have the final say.
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The bill doesn’t tackle guns, but instead child poverty, which the Governor says affects all issues.
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If passed, the ENOUGH Act commits $15 million, for areas like Brooklyn to address issues like housing, employment or healthcare.
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We'll go On the Record with the author of a study arguing that more of Maryland’s welfare funds should go to cash assistance.
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We’ll go On the Record with a Baltimore mother taking part in the city’s test of a guaranteed income. A year and a half in, what difference for two hundred families has an extra thousand-dollars-a-month made?
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The pandemic worsened America’s maternal mortality crisis, with the burden of death disproportionately felt by communities of color. We speak with an ob/gyn. Then, advocates are collecting signatures to put a baby bonus on the ballot - $1000 to new parents in Baltimore.
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We’ll go On the Record with Gov. Wes Moore, who says there is evidence behind his plan to eliminate childhood poverty in Maryland, and with a sociologist who says sustained investment in boosting poor families makes a difference.
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Advocates want free meals for all students statewide.