In any functioning democracy, poverty should be treated as an economic and human challenge, not a political asset. Yet, in ...

Michoacán state Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for a take-no-prisoners approach to Mexico's drug cartels, is slain while ...

Virginians who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are facing sharp increases in monthly premiums as open enrollment kicks off Nov. 1.

A fifth of Louisiana's children live in poverty, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That could jump to a third.

The Trump administration’s overhaul of the nation’s largest food assistance program will cause millions of people to lose benefits, strain state budgets, and pressure the nation’s food supply chain, ...

New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the worst in the country.

Michiganders wait to learn whether the federal government will fund food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown.

Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive state vouchers to cover public and private child care fees.

As Marylanders start to navigate the open enrollment period for health insurance, state officials are pointing out that ...

Many states have taken steps to replace suspended federal SNAP benefits but Connecticut lawmakers say Gov. Lamont’s response is inadequate.

On Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the SNAP program as the government shutdown continues.

In Minneapolis, where Somali refugees helped revitalize entire neighborhoods, the community was stunned by the presidential ...