by #MelissaHellmann in the #CenterForPublicIntegrity:

"Dakotans for Health began collecting signatures earlier this month on a ballot measure that would eliminate the state portion of the grocery tax. Municipalities would be able to continue taxing groceries, as the state has more resources than localities, Weiland said. Dakotans for Health is forming a coalition of nonprofits and faith-based groups to work together on the campaign."

https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/taxes/unequal-burden/grocery-taxes-face-the-chopping-block-in-south-dakota/

#SouthDakota #groceries #taxes #BallotMeasure #DakotansForHealth

by Christine Herman in The #CenterForPublicIntegrity:

"In the U.S., children’s mental health services have long remained out of reach for many of the nation’s most vulnerable kids. About 7.4 million U.S. children — roughly 1 in 10 — have a serious mental disorder that impacts their ability to function, but most receive no treatment."

https://publicintegrity.org/health/health-parity/families-help-children-mental-health-crises/

#MentalHealth #children #families #anxiety #depression #PTSD #suicide #ResidentialTreatment #BehavioralHealthServices

by Jamie Smith Hopkins in The #CenterForPublicIntegrity:

"An expansive 2020 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research, relying on a survey of new-business owners conducted over several years to fill in parts of the information vacuum, found sharp disparities in lending to Black- and white-owned startups. Areas with strong local banks, the authors wrote, were no better for Black owners than communities dominated by national players."

https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/small-business-loans-unequal-data-battle/

#SmallBusiness #SmallBusinesses #loans #lending #banks #data #racism #ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau #CFPB

by #IleanaGarnand in The #CenterForPublicIntegrity:

"In a nationwide survey of LGBTQ+ teens and young adults in late 2022, the Trevor Project found that 86% of transgender and nonbinary youth said anti-trans bills negatively impacted their mental health."

https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/young-people-harmed-anti-trans-legislation/

#AntiLGBTQ #AntiTrans #legislation #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #TrevorProject #MentalHealth #teens