Burros and wagon, Palace of the Governors courtyard, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Photographer: Jesse Nusbaum
Date: 1910
Negative Number: 139156
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Mother, holding cat, ca. 1920-1935
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The 17th century Governor's Palace at Fort Amsterdam in Punda, Willemstad, Curaçao, is an impressive building.
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Karanog: The Governor's Palace in Lower Nubia, Egypt: A Glimpse into Meroitic Culture
Karanog, the provincial capital of the Meroitic kingdom during the 2nd century A.D., offers us a window into a culture that thrived in Lower Nubia. At the heart of this ancient settlement stood the impressive Governor’s Palace – an architectural marvel that reflected the power and sophistication of the peshtos, or governors, of Meroitic Lower Nubia.
The grandeur of the Governor’s Palace is truly…
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Indian Market on Palace of the Governors portal, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Photographer: Harold Humes
Date: 1938
Negative Number: 150455
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Today, ProPublica reports on yet another big change that stands to solve a decades-long problem we first learned about back in 2016, closing a huge loophole that allowed states to divert federal antipoverty funds to governors’ pet projects, like promoting abstinence, holding “heathy marriage” classes that did nothing to prevent out-of-wedlock births, funding anti-abortion “clinics” to lie about abortion “risks,” sending middle-class kids to private colleges, and other schemes only tangentially related to helping poor kids. It’s the same loophole that Mississippi officials tried to drive a truck through to divert welfare funds to former sportsball man Brett Favre’s alma mater, for a volleyball palace. [ ]
The agency has proposed new rules — open for public comment until December 1 — aimed at nudging states to actually use TANF funds to give cash to needy parents, not fill budget holes or punish poor people.
One change will put an end to the scheme Utah used to substitute LDS church funds for welfare, by prohibiting states
from counting charitable giving by private organizations, such as churches and food banks, as “state” spending on welfare, a practice that has allowed legislatures to budget less for programs for low-income families while still claiming to meet federal minimums.
Another new rule will put the kibosh on using TANF to fund child protective services or foster care programs, which are not what TANF is supposed to be for, damn it.
And then there’s the simple matter of making sure that funds for needy families go to needy families, not to pet projects that have little to do with poverty:
The reforms would also redefine the term “needy” to refer only to families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty line. Currently, some states spend TANF money on programs like college scholarships — or volleyball stadiums — that benefit more affluent people.
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Navajo with flock of sheep, Toad Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, ca. 1915
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