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The Childhood Poverty Reduction Act passed overwhelmingly during the state legislative session that wrapped up this week. Now, local leaders are urging…
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A new report from the John R. Oishei Foundation and the University at Buffalo Regional Institute finds poverty on the rise across Buffalo Niagara, but…
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Being poor is expensive. A 2016 United Way report found 26% of families in Erie County earned income above the federal poverty level, yet could not afford…
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Strategies for easing poverty in Niagara County are being discussed at a day-long conference at Niagara University.More than 200 people were expected to…
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Reaching back half a century to Martin Luther King Jr., economic activists have revived King's Poor People's Campaign with the Truth Commission on…
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People often associate poverty with urban areas. But data shows that many rural communities have higher poverty rates and far more challenges when it…
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The Congressional Budget Office report released Sunday finds that the Senate tax overhaul bill harms the poorest Americans even more than originally…
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American schools often demonstrate racial inequality with less money to help those who need the most. That was a topic Thursday night in the symposium "A…
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For eight years, a case has wandered through New York's court system: impoverished small cities suing Albany, saying the state's system for allocating…
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The Democratic primary election for Buffalo Mayor is Tuesday and the tension in the race seemed to make Wednesday night's debate in the WNED|WBFO studio a…