Poverty

Politics

Paul Ryan touts plan to tackle ‘complicated’ poverty problem

Sean Lengell -

July 27, 2014 5:37 pm

Biden Hits Hillary: ‘Don’t Hold It Against Me’ I’m Not Rich

Daniel Halper -

June 23, 2014 1:31 pm

NYC mayor calls for ‘urban agenda’ on poverty

Washington Examiner -

June 22, 2014 5:17 pm

FILE - This June 4, 2008 photo shows Darlene Knoll, 53, resting in the sleeping area of the battered 1978 motor home where she lives in Los Angeles. A federal appeals court on Thursday, June 19, 2014, struck down a 31-year-old Los Angeles law that bars people from living in parked vehicles, saying the vaguely written statute discriminates against homeless and poor people. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

Business

Court overturns Los Angeles ban on living in cars

Lisa Leff -

June 20, 2014 2:39 am

Immigration

Child migrants driven to US by violence, poverty

CHRISTOPHER SHERMANALICIA A. CALDWELL -

June 3, 2014 11:22 pm

West Virginia is one of seven states to see an increase in the number of residents receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a nonprofit group said in a recent report. (Thinkstock Image)

Food stamp use increases in West Virginia

Associated Press -

May 28, 2014 4:00 am

California State Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, center, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. From California to Rhode Island, many states are finding that their health care costs for low-income residents will rise as an unintended consequence of the new federal health care law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Healthcare

Medicaid surge triggers cost concerns for states

Associated Press, Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar -

May 26, 2014 4:11 pm

Study: A third of Va. kids live in or near poverty

Washington Examiner -

May 26, 2014 3:19 pm

Poor go to jail for inability to pay court fines, despite Supreme Court ruling barring the practice

Kelly Cohen -

May 22, 2014 3:17 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 10. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives, big government and the duty to care for the poor

Timothy P. Carney -

May 22, 2014 3:03 pm

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