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One Big Beautiful Bill’s Biggest Costs Are Still Arriving

Phased-in CBO estimates show rising federal debt with large transfers from poor households to the wealthy.

City Permanently Expands Fair Fares to 200% of Poverty

First Lady Launches Fostering the Future Accounts to Give Foster Youth Access to Trump Accounts

Sheinbaum Reaffirms Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro and Frames Youth Access to Education, Health and Work as Rights

Mexico Deploys Mobile Ferias de Paz in Four Municipalities Under Atención a las Causas

Sonora Opens Registration for Free Rooftop Solar in Hermosillo

California Weatherization Program Accepts Foreign IDs as Questions Grow Over Costs and Contracts

Lula Government Doubles Meta Ad Spend to R$21 Million by Mid‑May

Santa Fe Launches Income Protection Plan to Cap Payroll Deductions and Refinance Debt

Banco de la Nación Starts Paying Fifth FONAVI Reimbursement Group

Japan Audit Finds ¥1.39 Trillion Spent on My Number Points, Flags 930,000 Card Cancellations

Mexico Sets May 18–July 31 School Rollout for Rita Cetina Cards

Argentina Drops Eviction Push From Property Bill After Church Outcry

California’s Newborn Diaper Plan Faces Cost and Tie-In Questions

California Launches 'Golden State Start' to Give Newborns 400 Free Diapers at Hospital Discharge

Peru’s New Poverty Data Show Fewer Poor as Vulnerability Persists

City Council Grills Mamdani Officials on Fair Fares as Watchdog Pushes Targeted Expansion

France Rolls Out €1 University Meals for All Students

Caixa Releases New PIS/Pasep Payout Batch for Claims Filed Through March 31

Inter-American Rights Watchdog Faults Argentina on Justice, Policing and Social Protections, Cites Poverty Drop