Stephan Bisaha
Reporter, Gulf States NewsroomStephan Bisaha is the wealth and poverty reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom, a regional collaboration between NPR and member stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Experts say some independent grocers rely on SNAP benefits for as much as 70% of their sales. -
Cold weather is gumbo season and the traditional New Orleans dish can also give us a unique look at inflation.
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After clinching deals with the Big 3 U.S. automakers, the UAW has a new target: to unionize plants that foreign automakers have set up in the South.
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We bring you the latest on the United Auto Worker's strike and hear from picketing workers in Brandon, Mississippi.
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The number of dollar stores is growing quickly, especially Dollar General. In some towns, dollar stores are a vital shopping option, but some advocates warn the stores do more harm than good.
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Bus ridership is rebounding but still below pre-COVID levels. Federal dollars are expanding services in many parts of the country. We take a ride through New Orleans to find what could be improved.
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The miners have survived more than 600 days on the picket line, thanks to widespread support and anger at their employer, Warrior Met Coal. Even now, neither side seems ready to budge. -
Unions aren't popular in the South. That's one reason why a labor organizing campaign at Dolllar General stores in Louisiana doesn't use the u-word. -
Guaranteed income programs are often associated with big cities. A new program aims to help residents in rural Georgia.
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A federal labor official found that Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted last spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results. Workers had rejected unionization more than 2-to-1.
