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Story at a glance Over half of New York City residents either live in poverty or are low-income, according to a new report from anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy. The number of people across the five boroughs living in poverty jumped from 1.5 million to 2 million…
Legislatures across the nation are confronting several social issues including crime, drug use, immigration and poverty. These issues will continue to hold resonance, of course, in the November elections.
As the House of Representatives passed a new expansion of the Child Tax Credit, a study of the pandemic-era expansion shows the extra money reduced anxiety and depression among adults in low-income families.