Poverty is down in Kentucky, new federal data shows, though the percent of Kentuckians living in poverty exceeds the national rate and the state is the nation’s 46th poorest. The American Community ...

The Department of Health and Human Services sets the federal poverty guidelines each year through the Federal Register. The ...

As the government shutdown stretched into its fifth week Nov. 3, Brandy Clayton was trying to get back on her feet as an unhoused mother seeking shelter at the ...

As we approach the holidays, there are Kentuckians who won’t be focused on lights and tinsel but on food and shelter. While we await the opening of the federal government ...

People with poverty-level family income or increasing debt levels during early adulthood have higher odds of premature death, ...