Poverty Issues
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
GOP spending cuts could fall on Maryland's student parents
More than 70,000 Marylanders are student parents, raising kids while attending college full or part-time and proposed cuts in this year's big budget …
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Medicaid cuts risk health-care access for MS military families
As Republican lawmakers weigh billions of dollars in potential Medicaid cuts, a new report warned the move could affect health coverage for …
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Gov. Polis raises bar for Colorado agencies on education
Colorado, already considered a national leader in workforce development, is aiming to raise the bar even higher. Gov. Jared Polis recently issued an …
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Potential Medicaid, SNAP cuts could derail IL education system
As Congress considers federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance, groups advocating for Illinois schools are speaking out on how it would …
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Ohio foodbanks: Funding needed for fresh food with local roots
Ohio food banks are urging state lawmakers to approve what they said is a modest budget increase needed to get more fresh, local produce into the …
Monday, June 16, 2025
AEP proposes rate hikes, changes to net metering for WV customers
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, subsidiaries of the national utility American Energy Power, are asking West Virginia energy regulators to …
Monday, June 16, 2025
CA colleges and universities take food pantries to the next level
Hunger among college students in California has jumped dramatically since the pandemic, yet Cal-Fresh -- a statewide low-income food assistance …
Monday, June 16, 2025
Federal SNAP cuts threaten higher taxes or slashed benefits in VA, advocates say
Last week, Senate Republicans unveiled reduced cuts to food assistance programs in their version of the budget bill. The proposal from Senate …
AR residents could lose Medicaid under budget reconciliation bill
As Congress considers cuts to safety-net programs for what Republicans are calling the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," new analysis from the nonpartisan…
New reports says MN children face troubling health and education disparities
The 2025 Kids Count Data Book by the Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its findings for Minnesota. The report examines results for children in …
Report: IL shows mixed results in child well-being despite high ranking
A national report finds mixed results in child well-being in Illinois with improvements in health care coverage for children and poverty rates and dec…
Report: Two-thirds of Nebraska 4th graders not reading proficiently
Nearly two-thirds of Nebraska fourth graders are not reading at grade level and math scores are also lagging. The findings come from the 2025 Kids …