Poverty

Beginning today, The Morning Call will kick off a series of occasional stories taking a comprehensive look at how the Affordable Care Act will change health care and how Pennsylvanians access it. We will provide useful information to aid you in navigating...

Raleigh, N.C. — The Rev. Deborah Cayer arrived at the state Legislature building here Monday night wearing a protest button and toting an umbrella. She had tucked her driver's license into her skirt waistband. That was all she carried. She had...

Some experts criticize a rise in state "poverty grant" money for wealthier school districts, including the ones in Glenview and Northbrook, but local administrators and parents say the funding is warranted and needed. "To me, it sounds fair," said Cathy...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan might be closer to making 320,000 more low-income residents eligible for Medicaid next year after House Republicans dropped calls to end the health coverage for adults who have received benefits for four years. A new...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan might be closer to making 320,000 more low-income residents eligible for Medicaid next year after House Republicans dropped calls to end the health coverage for adults who have received benefits for four years. A new...

A new report on the senior population found a majority of elderly women, blacks and Latinos are precariously close to poverty, according to the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute report released Thursday. The report comes as lawmakers are considering...

* Malnutrition in first 1,000 days has lifelong impact * Stunting is an under-recognised crisis for children * UNICEF wants efforts focussed on 20 worst-hit countries By Kate Kelland LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - Some 165 million children worldwide are...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- We know poverty is a problem, but is it a disease?  A pediatric group is asking doctors across the country to treat it like that, especially when it comes to children.  That's because they say being poor can affect your body and your...

An increasing level of state "poverty grant" money for school districts — even in wealthy areas like Highland Park and Deerfield — has come under scrutiny, but local administrators and parents say the funding is just as legitimate for the...

The Boys and Girls Clubs throughout Florida will receive a $9 million boost in a move Gov. Rick Scott calls smart business. The governor announced the generous state appropriation during a brief visit Monday to the Boys and Girls Club of Broward in...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Republican versus Republican in the latest round of political battles over health care. Conservative Republican legislators in major states are trying to block efforts by more pragmatic governors of their own party to accept...