Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) found himself plunged into controversy on Tuesday with a speech in which he suggested low-income people don't understand "navigating the real world" because they're accustomed ...

Relief and training matter, but without trauma-informed accompaniment — the return visit — we keep mistaking activity for ...

All of Connecticut’s neighbors except for Rhode Island offer a state income tax-based credit to offset the costs of raising children, and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee proposed his state’s first ...

Dan Chiasson’s portrait of Bernie Sanders places the senator’s rise within the turbulent history of Burlington and Vermont.

Advocates for a CT child tax credit already have enough support, at least on paper, to send a bill to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk.

Is India’s poverty rate 5% or 24%? A debate over poverty lines, data transparency, and Parliament’s questions reveals how millions may be missing from policy.

Detroit’s new human services leaders Luke Shaefer and Benita Miller talk about how they’ll fight poverty and homelessness under Mayor Mary Sheffield.

An outbreak struck a San Francisco high school, but the Bay Area has a long history as epicenter of tuberculosis in California.

As soon as the light turned red, we were swarmed by a crowd of beggars and minors. One boy poured liquid soap from a plastic bottle on the windscreen in an attempt to clean it. I told him to stop.

Auditor General's report on performance audit on State response to floods released on March 24, 2024 made recommendations for ...

Discover practical steps to escape the rampant begging culture. Learn its causes, how to manage requests for money, and build financial resilience.

The United States has long organized its anti-poverty programs around one overriding assumption: that poor people are likely to cheat.