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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC report: Medicaid expansion can rectify harm to Black people in Deep South
For decades, Tina Payne’s hands moved with mechanical precision, operating machinery in a catfish processing plant in the Mississippi Delta. The grueling labor took a lasting toll on Payne’s body, leaving her with multiple injuries that eventually led to her disability. When Payne applied for Medicaid, she expected the system she had paid into for…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Releases Online Resource Showcasing Gaps in Federal Assistance in Deep South
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released an online interactive tool titled “Building Economic Opportunity in the Deep South,” which examines the consequences of federal funding cuts to vital programs supporting health care, housing, education, public infrastructure and more for communities throughout the Deep South. The tool includes state-specific briefs that…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Why Mississippi Can’t Wait for Economic Justice
The Deep South — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — are home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds. Despite this perseverance, residents and communities across the Deep South are still experiencing the far-reaching consequences of funding cuts to vital support programs such as health care, housing, education and public infrastructure.…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Why Louisiana Can’t Wait for Economic Justice
The Deep South — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — is home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds. Despite this perseverance, residents and communities across the Deep South are still experiencing the far-reaching consequences of funding cuts to vital support programs such as health care, housing, education and public infrastructure.…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Why Georgia Can’t Wait for Economic Justice
The Deep South — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — is home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds. Despite this perseverance, residents and communities across the Deep South are still experiencing the far-reaching consequences of funding cuts to vital support programs such as health care, housing, education and public infrastructure.…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Why Florida Can’t Wait for Economic Justice
The Deep South — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — is home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds. Despite this perseverance, residents and communities across the Deep South are still experiencing the far-reaching consequences of funding cuts to vital support programs such as health care, housing, education and public infrastructure.…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Why Alabama Can’t Wait for Economic Justice
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — known as the Deep South — are home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds. Despite this perseverance, residents and communities across the Deep South are still experiencing the far-reaching consequences of funding cuts to vital support programs such as health care, housing, education, and…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Building Economic Opportunity in the Deep South
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi — known as the Deep South — are home to rich histories of strength and resiliency against all odds. Despite this perseverance, residents and communities across the Deep South are still experiencing the far-reaching consequences of funding cuts to vital programs supporting health care, housing, education, public infrastructure and…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
SPLC Condemns Passage of Republican-led Budget Bill
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The Southern Poverty Law Center condemns the passage of the so-called “big, beautiful bill” by House and Senate Republicans. This budget is a reckless and dangerous bill that would push millions of people in America deeper into hunger, illness and poverty. While families across the nation struggle to make ends meet, this bill makes…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Letter strongly urging Senate to vote no on the Budget Reconciliation bill
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