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Expanded SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect Sunday in Many States

Advocates warn the tougher 80‑hour standard with narrower exemptions will reduce participation, straining local food aid.

Social Security Sends Final January Payments This Week as 2026 Rules Take Effect

Japan’s Takaichi Dissolves Lower House, Sets Feb. 8 Snap Election

House Rules Panel Blocks Gambling-Loss Deduction Fix as Spending Bill Advances

Cook County and Illinois Officials Warn of SNAP Cuts as New Work Rules Take Effect Feb. 1

Social Security’s Second January Payment Lands Jan. 21 for Birthdays 11–20

Rhode Island Reintroduces Bill to Exempt Small Bitcoin Payments From State Taxes

Newsom Proposes $200 Million California EV Rebates After Federal Credit Ends

Bennett Unveils Servicemembers’ Law, Vows Day-One Repeal of Draft Bill

Mamdani Inauguration Bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero From Jan. 1 Block Party

8th Pay Commission Takes Shape: Arrears From January 1, 2026, Pay Hike After Report

Buenos Aires Province Enacts Law Barring Child-Support Debtors From Casinos and Bingos

MVD Submits Draft Laws for 2027–2029 Pilot of Organized Recruitment of Foreign Workers

Parents in England Have One Day to Apply for 30 Hours of Free Childcare Starting in 2026

Peru’s Permanent Commission Approves 2028 Extension of VAT and Excise Exemptions

AAP Demands Toll Plaza Shutdown Over Delhi Smog as MCD Cites SC 'Consider' Order

ED Raids Nine Sites in Chhattisgarh in Bharatmala Land Compensation Probe

Argentina Extends Microenterprise Tax Benefit Through 2026

France Narrows Apprenticeship Aid to SMEs From January 1 as 2026 Budget Lags

Nezahualcóyotl and Baja California Roll Out January Discounts on Property Tax and Water Bills