Federal farm support programs are playing an increasingly central role as U.S. producers navigate a period of economic uncertainty marked by high costs and weak commodity prices. Programs administered ...

Guaranteed income programs, which provide monthly income to help people with financial needs, have become more popular since the Covid pandemic. Even as research shows the efforts have been effective ...

On December 21, 2024, the US Congress passed the American Relief Act (ARA), which provided funds to cover losses by households and many economic sectors from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. The ...