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Fleet Farms Orange Friday event is Nov. 18. Plus, a free Thanksgiving meal is offered in Manitowoc, Christmas at Sinawa is planned and more news.

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These options are on the rise as individuals “want to connect to their investments more,” Morningstar analyst says.

The Kern County Board of Supervisors' decision will help two different kinds of seniors; both those on SSI and those about to graduate from college.

The University of New Mexico and the New Mexico Higher Education Department are launching a statewide survey to evaluate the food and housing needs of students attending the state’s public and tribal colleges and universities. According to the Higher Education Department, it will be the first time a state has conducted such a study. Researchers with the university’s Basic

The Department of Defense estimates as many as 24% of military families are food insecure. That’s about 300,000 people, plus their families.

A bill pending in Congress would exclude the military's BAH from income calculations used to determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

On Oct. 13, President Martha Pollack delivered her second State of the University Address this year at the 72nd Trustee-Council Annual Meeting in Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall. In the speech, which highlighted expansions across the University’s three campuses, Pollack reiterated the importance of the University’s To Do The Greatest Good fundraising campaign, which aims […]

By Sheryl E. Taylor

National conference brings together advocates, policymakers, and researchers working to end period poverty and diaper need in U.S.