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The monthly checks would mark a big shift in the federal government's approach to child poverty. One study estimates they could cut the number of poor children by half.
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Congressional Democrats are now sketching out that vision more fully by proposing to temporarily raise the child tax credit, now at a maximum of $2,000, to as much as $3,600 per child annually. Their plan would also make the credit fully available to the poorest families, instead of restricting it based on the parents’ tax liability.
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A new study adds to the growing mountain of evidence that says that poverty impairs people's ability to think.
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Tax policy hasn’t exactly been front and center in this presidential election. Neither has poverty. But one policy promoted by former Vice President Joe Biden has a lot of support among anti-poverty advocates, and some bipartisan support.
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Texas is chasing its tail when it comes to collecting court fees and fines, a new study says. And that inefficiency wastes courts' time and money – and…
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African Americans are twice as likely to suffer from sudden cardiac death compared to whites — that rate is triple for black women. A new study published…
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The gap between the richest and the poorest U.S. households is now the largest it's been in the past 50 years, the U.S. Census Bureau says.
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The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality,…
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Some 14 million U.S. households are struggling to get enough to eat — a return to pre-recession levels. The USDA data comes as the Trump administration proposes tightening eligibility for food aid.
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Low-income Americans who use government safety net programs could be affected by a number of proposed rules and actions in areas such as housing, food aid, overtime and immigration.
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Many Texas educators and advocates are frustrated in the week after the state released letter grades rating their school districts and campuses, as they…
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Nearly 1 in 3 Dallas children grow up in poverty — and more than 100,000 kids in the city are living below the poverty line. A North Texas nonprofit has a…