WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jon Husted introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at addressing a paradox in the federal safety net: ...

The Upward Mobility Act is a proposed bill that would combine multiple federal anti-poverty programs into a single, flexible ...

Archaeologists thought they found wires buried on a farm. It was actually Viking treasure. Search ends for mountain lions ...

The American Dream has never felt further out of reach. And it’s not just because the house with the white-picket fence and the nanny to care for the children are unaffordable. They’re also, for many, ...

We put on a brave face, but the reality is our cost of living is out of control and the middle class is disappearing.

Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent ...

State leaders, with the help of federal lawmakers, can fix the perverse disincentives in the social welfare system that trap ...

The experience of aging remains sharply unequal, shaped by gaps in savings, access to workplace plans and the rising cost of ...

A Stratford educator plays a classic '60s hit during a holiday party, and soon finds himself debating the state of the nation ...

As the new year begins, savings have hit unprecedented levels, but rising health care costs and growing poverty make ...

Taxes, benefits, and household data make America look more unequal than it is.