The cost of basics like housing and food rose, while incomes and other resources, like public benefits, did not keep up.

Texas families will have a little more time to apply for the state's "Education Freedom Account” program after a federal ...

United Way Horry County revealed that 41% of households in Horry County fall below the ALICE threshold, meaning they are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed.

The Senate Dems’ “CT option” builds on Gov. Ned Lamont's actions and own proposal to create a state health care option, but goes further.

Medicaid expansion remains a critical source of coverage for people with low incomes, many of whom lack access to affordable health coverage through other sources. In the ten remaining non-expansion ...

Portage County Community Action Council Executive Director John Kennedy debunks myths about poverty in Portage County and ...

Stephen Roll, Jenn Finders, and Leah Hamilton Childhood poverty in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in history in 2021. The ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to extend the application deadline for private school vouchers until March 31.

(AP) – Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock — Texas’ chief financial officer who manages the voucher program — has prevented ...

About 6 million people will lose SNAP food assistance if BBCE is eliminated — more than 4 million of them, including 1.8 ...