Poverty
Environmentalists: Education, Empowerment Needed Post-Juneteenth
Juneteenth celebrations this month commemorated freedom, but Black and Brown people are still disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices …
Report: PA Sees Drug Overdose Spike in Older Adults
Older people in Pennsylvania are dying from drug overdoses at much higher rates now compared to a decade ago, according to the latest America's …
Roe Domino Effect: Are Contraception, Gay Rights Next?
Leaders in the equality movement are warning the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade may soon lead to a reversal of other landmark privacy-…
High Court's Abortion Ruling Sets Up Texas Ban, Criminalization
The ruling on abortion by the U.S. Supreme Court has returned the issue to the states, fulfilling long-held goals of Republican lawmakers in Texas to …
Clock Ticking Down on School Meal Waivers
Time is running out for Congress to extend school meal waivers passed during the COVID public health emergency to help cafeterias find creative ways t…
Income Programs' Differences Show Equity is Key
By Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Emily Scott for Maryland News Connection reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News Service …
KY Food Bank Demand Rises Amid Inflation, Fuel Costs
Food banks are struggling to keep up operations as they contend with rising fuel costs, inflation and an uptick in demand driven by the end of …
Report: Impact of Wage Growth on Inflation Dwarfed by Corporate Profiteering
President Joe Biden is calling on oil and gas companies to start steering record profits away from shareholder pockets to give Americans some relief a…
MI Groups: New Census Data Underscores Need for Higher EITC
The latest county census data found Michigan's child poverty rate remains at 19%, and groups advocating for children and families say it is time to …
Virginia's Rural Mothers Face Long-Standing Access Issues for Infant Formula
Over the past several months, parents across Virginia and the country have struggled to find baby formula, particularly in rural communities…
NM-Based Telementoring Supports Sick Miners in Rural America
By Kristi Eaton for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaborat…
Health Centers Push Back Against Big-Pharma Tactics
Colorado's community health centers are joining a national effort pushing back against Big Pharma's recent moves making it harder to provide discounte…