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Find the latest stories, research, and insights on policies, programs, and ideas shaping the national conversation on poverty and economic mobility.

Type

State

Issue

Commentaries
Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
Politics
California
2025
July 2, 2025

End Poverty in California Launches New Campaign to Uplift Worker Voices

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Asset Building
Child Tax Credit
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
Families
2025
September 10, 2025

Census Data Shows U.S. Poverty Rates Not Significantly Changed in 2024

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Disability
Health
Health disparities
Mental health
Pathways to Employment
2025
September 3, 2025

Personnel Cuts Worsen Administrative Burden for Disability Aid

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Economic Opportunity
Higher Education
Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
Public Benefits
2025
August 27, 2025

Workforce Pell Brings Opportunities But Also Challenges

Commentaries
Health
Health disparities
Hunger
Nutrition
Politics
2025
August 13, 2025

New Podcast Tracks MAHA Revolution

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Homelessness
K-12
Politics
2025
August 6, 2025

White House Budget Proposal Would Cut Protections for Homeless Students

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Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
K-12
Pathways to Employment
2025
July 30, 2025

College Isn't The Only Option: The Benefits of Alternative Educational Pathways

Commentaries
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
Medical debt
Rural Areas
2025
July 23, 2025

New Report Finds 80% of U.S. Counties Are Health Care 'Deserts'

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Cities
Economic Opportunity
Higher Education
Jobs
Politics
North Carolina
2025
April 9, 2025

How Low Can You Go? N.C. Colleges Try Free-Tuition Programs

Commentaries
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
Medical debt
Politics
2025
June 24, 2025

Dollar For Fights For Low-Income Patients to Access Charity Care

Commentaries
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Entrepreneurs
Environment
Families
2025
February 19, 2025

How the Trump Administration Should Reinvest in Rural America

Commentaries
Aging
Child and Youth Well-Being
Health
Health disparities
Medicaid
2025
January 22, 2025

New Study Shows Medicaid is Crucial Lifeline in Rural Communities