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Food defined poverty for 57 years. Advocates, families want more realistic guidelines.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoThe federal government’s outdated poverty guidelines are leaving thousands of North Carolina...
'Trust has been bruised': 6 concerns Arizona schools have about federal poverty funds
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoSuperintendents, financial officers and other school leaders packed a State Board of Education...
"Persistent poverty" afflicts much of the U.S., study finds
CBS MoneyWatch via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoAlthough the U.S. has periodically sought to reduce poverty around the country since the 1960s,...
What Income Is Considered Poverty Level in Texas in 2023?
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoThe federal government measures poverty by comparing a household's income to a set poverty threshold...
Minimum wage is going up next year. With inflation, will the gain be real?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMinimum wage in Rhode Island is set to continue its slow climb to $15 an hour as the wage increases...
Buncombe County Schools opens 1st school-based wellness center, health care clinic
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoASHEVILLE - The first school-based wellness center in Buncombe County Schools opened on Oct. 16 at...
L.A. County-run hospitals could expand free and discounted care
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA nurse checks on patients in the COVID-19 wing at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in the Sylmar...
RI Senate OKs bills to expand free school breakfast, lunch for all
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE — Rhode Island inched closer Tuesday to providing free lunch and breakfast for all public...
Student loan repayment plan proposed by Biden could cut monthly bills in half, with some borrowers...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoDetails on President Joe Biden's long-awaited changes to income-based repayment plans have been...
Worried about when student loan repayments resume? These programs could help.
Yahoo Personal Finance· 3 months agoThe Biden administration announced new measures that could help borrowers struggling with their...