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Poverty

• Minnesota families in need celebrate long-awaited boost in state aid
  A change passed by lawmakers last month will increase cash assistance for more than 30,000 low-income families across the state.June 10, 2019
• Red Nose Day 2019: How does it work, why is it being criticized?
  The goal is to raise money to fight child poverty by selling red foam noses and staging celebrity events. But some critics are raising questions about the campaign.May 22, 2019
• Poll: Many rural Americans struggle with financial insecurity, access to health care
  A new poll from NPR, Harvard and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives a glimpse into rural life in America today, finding that many people living in rural communities live on the edge financially.May 21, 2019
• AG Ellison says schools must allow students to graduate despite lunch debt
  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday the state's public schools shouldn't block kids from graduation ceremonies because of outstanding lunch debt.May 15, 2019
• Trump administration considering changes that would redefine the poverty line
  The possible change involves a different inflation measure to adjust the poverty threshold annually. Anti-poverty groups worry that many low-income people would be pushed off assistance programs.May 9, 2019
• For the poor, the safety net in a shutdown doesn't feel safe
  Most major aid programs haven't dried up yet. But each day the stalemate in Washington drags on, the U.S. inches closer to what advocates call a looming emergency. Those dependent on the aid are watching closely under a cloud of stress and anxiety.January 21, 2019
• Fact check: Entire Trump tweet on immigrant aid is wrong
  The retweet said immigrants in the U.S. illegally "can get up to $3,874 a month under Federal Assistance program. Our social security checks are on average $1200 a month." Wrong country, wrong numbers, wrong description of legal status of the recipients.November 29, 2018
• China's building spree in poor nations: Does it really help the local economy?
  There are a lot of state secrets when it comes to the billions of dollars worth of roads, hospitals and more. Satellite images of night lights may offer some insights into their value.November 13, 2018
• Parent-led group hopes to help hungry kids in Minnesota
  In little more than a year, four St. Cloud-area parents have managed to distribute more than 23,000 meal packs to hungry kids.October 29, 2018
• The American Dream is harder to find in some neighborhoods
  A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.October 1, 2018
• Analysis: HUD plan would raise rents for poor by 20 percent
  Housing Secretary Ben Carson says his latest proposal to raise rents would mean a path toward self-sufficiency for millions of low-income households across the United States by pushing more people to find work. For Ebony Morris and her four small children, it could mean homelessness.June 7, 2018
• Report: Rural poverty in America is 'an emergency'
  A report by Save the Children finds the U.S. ranks 36 out of 175 nations when it comes to child poverty. Within the U.S., nearly a quarter of children growing up in rural America were poor in 2016.June 1, 2018
• HUD unveils plan to increase rent on millions receiving federal housing assistance
  Under HUD Secretary Ben Carson's proposal, some of the poorest families will see their rents triple. About 712,000 households would see rents jump to $150 per month under the proposal.April 26, 2018
• Plan would allow drug testing for some food stamp recipients
  The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who've long sought ways to curb the safety net program.April 12, 2018
• The country with the world's worst inequality is...
  The World Bank looked at economic data from around the globe to see where the gap between the rich and the poor is the greatest.April 3, 2018

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