A Trump-backed spending bill that passed the US Senate Tuesday would increase the maximum amount families can receive for a ...

Price of Poverty in Kentucky. With 800,000 Kentuckians living in poverty, "The Price of Poverty in Kentucky" addresses a few of the many questions and challenges regarding this problem.

In 2024, significant economic disparities were observed across various U.S. states, with some facing extreme financial ...

Though the U.S. ranks among the wealthiest countries in the world, more than one in every 10 American citizens live below the poverty line – and the problem is getting worse. Between 2020 and ...

The 10 states that Kentucky is among did not experience statistically significant changes in their poverty rates, according to the Census Bureau. In 2019-2021, the Census Bureau estimates 14.6% of ...

Skylar Davis, who grew up in Lancaster, has taken it upon herself to address the critical problem of period poverty through ...

A new report that evaluates the well-being of children in the United States every year shows that Kentucky is one of the worst places for youngsters to live. In fact, the commonwealth ranked No ...

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The 2024 Kids Count data book has found overall improvements across Kentucky in children's well-being, but there are still some areas for growth. ... including the number of children in poverty, ...

Kentucky continues to have higher rates of children in poverty, teen pregnancies, and child and teen deaths than the national average, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Book released Monday.

This story is part of our series Asking Appalachia: Coal, Trump and the politics of eastern Kentucky. Find part one here. David Maynard and his wife Shea Maynard were born in Martin County ...