Clara Bates
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State government and politics reporter @thenewmexican [email protected]
Santa Fe, NM
Joined August 2011
Trump admin says it will partially fund November SNAP benefits But Trump officials warn these 50% benefits will still take weeks and maybe more to get to most recipients - especially since the admin didn’t start standing up a system earlier https://t.co/JkDDVQEr4z via @politico
politico.com
The move comes after a federal court ordered USDA to use emergency money for the nation’s largest food aid program during the government shutdown.
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As the federal government prepares to halt food aid this week for more than 450,000 New Mexicans, state officials say they’re fighting on all fronts to help fill in the gap and food banks are gearing up for increased demand.
santafenewmexican.com
Legislative leaders in New Mexico and the Governor's Office have been working to craft a plan designed to mitigate the effects on needy New Mexicans.
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New Mexico lawmakers debate controversial funding, vaccine bills in special session https://t.co/paVHfrqbPQ via @thenewmexican
santafenewmexican.com
"While dysfunction in Washington, D.C., grinds the federal government to a complete halt," the House speaker said, the state is taking action.
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It’s my first week as a reporter @thenewmexican, where I’m thrilled to be joining @danieljchacon + the great team covering state politics and government. Reach out: cbates@sfnewmexican.com
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The Missouri Independent’s staff won 28 awards Saturday — including 10 first place honors — in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. #moleg #mogov
https://t.co/K7TMqhWtyq
missouriindependent.com
The Missouri Independent's staff won 28 awards Saturday — including nine first place honors — in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.
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ArchCity Defenders filed a lawsuit today to block Missouri from taking over the St. Louis police https://t.co/zIkrRPaDIR
#moleg
missouriindependent.com
A St. Louis civil rights law firm filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the state takeover of the St. Louis police as unconstitutional.
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BREAKING: After more than a month in ICE detention, Carol Mayorga has been released from Greene County Jail. More details to come. https://t.co/W49FirxAgF
stlpr.org
Carol Mayorga was detained in April during an immigration check-in at the ICE office in St. Louis. But on Wednesday, the beloved pancake house waitress is walking free from the Greene County Jail.
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Missouri struggles to distribute Medicaid and food benefits. Congress may make it even harder | By @clarabatess @MO_Independent
kcur.org
Advocates worry that tens of thousands of vulnerable Missourians will lose Medicaid and food stamps because of new administrative barriers proposed by the GOP-led Congress. Missouri has already come...
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Missouri agrees to hand over personal data of food aid recipients to USDA | By @clarabatess @MO_Independent
kcur.org
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requested personally identifiable information from SNAP recipients including names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers, along with total SNAP...
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New: A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday. https://t.co/p4B3fdfr9o
missouriindependent.com
A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday.
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The Medicaid work requirement the House passed this morning is the strictest version of the policy that Congress has ever put forward. Diving into the details with @sangerkatz: https://t.co/ptCxQjDFtp
nytimes.com
A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can’t meet reporting rules.
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Missouri’s Democratic members of Congress decried the proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid in a press briefing Wednesday, calling the move a handout to the rich that would harm the state’s most vulnerable. https://t.co/maORL8eRXn
missouriindependent.com
Missouri’s Democratic members of Congress decried the proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid in a press briefing Wednesday, calling the move a handout to the rich that would harm the state’s most vulnerable.
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The last several days have been incredibly overwhelming. While my home is intact, I’m heartbroken for my neighbors and St. Louis at large. The devastation. The pain. The loss of life. Here is some of our coverage at @stlpublicradio. /1
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Hundreds gathered at the Missouri Capitol this afternoon to protest GOP lawmakers voting to repeal a new paid sick leave law and send an abortion ban back to the voters. w/ great pics from @AnneliseHanshaw
missouriindependent.com
When Missouri voters approved a ballot measure last November to provide paid sick leave to hundreds of thousands of workers, Andi Phillips felt hopeful. Gone would be the “complicated math game,”...
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Missouri GOP this evening passed a bill overturning the paid sick leave law that 58% of voters approved. The paid sick leave provisions that went into effect May 1 will be stripped away Aug. 28, if it's signed. https://t.co/q2nUDZgTcQ
@MO_Independent #moleg
missouriindependent.com
Missouri Senate Republicans shut down a Democratic filibuster to overturn the abortion rights amendment passed by voters in November.
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New — GOP Sen. Josh Hawley attacks Medicaid cuts in House GOP’s ‘big beautiful bill’ and says it must change to become law “This is real Medicaid benefit cuts. I can't support that. No Republican should support that. We're the party of the working class. We need to act like it.”
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Great investigation by @clarabatess: Missouri’s system for providing legal representation to families ensnared in the foster care system is highly decentralized, relying on county-level funding and operating with little state oversight.
missouriindependent.com
Missouri’s system for providing legal representation to families ensnared in the foster care system is highly decentralized.
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Missouri’s system for providing legal representation to families ensnared in the foster care system is highly decentralized, relying on county-level funding and operating with little state oversight, a months-long @MO_Independent investigation found. https://t.co/oRX4pkkxFs
missouriindependent.com
Missouri’s system for providing legal representation to families ensnared in the foster care system is highly decentralized.
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