Classic economic theory assumes low-income people would stop working if governments gave them money as a strategy to reduce poverty. New research co-authored by a Cornell expert in industrial ...

Something remarkable happened in the years immediately preceding and, especially, following the pandemic: Wages for poor workers began rising much faster than they did for the rich. That era may have ...

Used cars that once cost less than $20,000 are quickly disappearing from the market, and low-income workers are asking whether they’re being “priced out of the entire car market.” Even people working ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa was among the early states to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act.

The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025.

While rent prices continue to trend downward nationwide, just five of the 50 largest US metros remain affordable for workers earning minimum wage on a 40-hour week. But there is some good news for low ...

Let’s not undermine trust in the system by making those who have the least money in their super pay for losses in risky, ...

When the manager of a local fried chicken restaurant pulls into the Waffle House parking lot, server and cook Mike Broughton gets to work. Four to six eggs, scrambled. Wheat toast, dry, with ...

5 stats about low-wage workers that should shock you Sept. 10, 2013— -- Since last November, the country witnessed a surge of demonstrations among low-wage workers who are demanding higher wages.

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Marin County is allocating $300,000 for a three-year pilot program to provide housing and economic stability resources for low-income workforce households in West Marin. Six dairies and six beef ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover tax, budget and retirement policy from Washington UNITED STATES - MAY 13: Ranking member Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., ...