Poverty

The Childhood Poverty Reduction Act passed overwhelmingly during the state legislative session that wrapped up this week. Now, local leaders are urging…

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…

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…

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…

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…

People often associate poverty with urban areas. But data shows that many rural communities have higher poverty rates and far more challenges when it…

The Congressional Budget Office report released Sunday finds that the Senate tax overhaul bill harms the poorest Americans even more than originally…

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…

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…

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…