Retired Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan made headlines when he decided to put $1 million of his unused campaign cash to use establishing a Center for Native American ...
In the wake of this week's Census Bureau report, news outlets report that the dire data about the percentage of Americans living in poverty could feed the ...
Rhode Island is joining a small group of states that allow homeless, elderly and disabled to use food stamps at certain fast food restaurants. Arizona, California, ...
State Medicaid directors as well as patient and consumer advocates are detailing the harms that would result from various Medicaid changes under discussion.
In his plan to trim the federal deficit, President Barack Obama Monday proposed $320 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, largely by changing how the federal ...
The congressional panel charged with cutting the national debt will make decisions that are critical for states, but most of the members have served as state ...
How can we offset the long-term impact of today’s unemployment on young Americans? On Friday, September 16, SparkAction submitted this question via Twitter to ...
The Children’s Leadership Council today decried the continued rise in the child poverty rate in the United States, included in the newly-released U.S. Census ...
To help you make sense of the newly released 2010 poverty data, SparkAction is collecting some reactions and analyses that we've found particularly helpful in ...
Poverty data released today tells a cold truth about a rich nation that could do better. The U.S. is now home to 46.2 million poor people according to the latest ...
As the Super Committee gets to work, Half in Ten has created 12 fact sheets--one for each committee member--that layout expections of what each member will support in ...
A poll shows that understanding of health law is low among those who are uninsured by government health. Also, among people with employer-sponsored health ...
Thirty states increased the number of children under the program, Stateline reports. Also, Medicaid advocates are urging federal officials to deny California's ...
With the work of the 'super committee' picking up steam, news
outlets report on how, while back in their districts for the August
recess, some of the panelists are ...
The children's advocacy collaborative the Children's Leadership Council and their allies submitted this letter to Congress in April encouraging them to consider ...
The compromise reached between Congress and President Obama last week
requires $1 trillion in cuts from federal budget discretionary programs
and an agreement to ...
