Poverty

For 50 years, the now-defunct Columbus Area Integrated Health Services served the near east side of Columbus and its largely African-American…

A coalition of groups that advocates for low-income Ohioans says the state has made considerable progress in the effort to reduce poverty, but there is…

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday announced a plan to reduce poverty in Central Ohio.The Rise Together Blueprint is the result of…

More states have adopted new restrictions on abortion in hopes the Supreme Court will revisit Roe v. Wade. That could have profound effects on the economic prospects for women seeking abortions.

The possible change involves a different inflation measure to adjust the poverty threshold annually. Anti-poverty groups worry that many low-income people would be pushed off assistance programs.

Gov. Mike DeWine says raising the gas tax from 28-cents a gallon to 46-cents a gallon will help fill a $1 billion construction budget shortfall, but the...

The Ohio Poor People's Campaign is kicking off their efforts for the new legislative session this week.The campaign wants a restoration of the Voting…

Gov. John Kasich is celebrating a $500,000 donation from Pfizer as a major boost to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.Kasich says the drug…

Last year, nearly 1.6 million Ohioans lived in poverty. A new study is connecting poverty with health, showing where you live in Ohio has a lot to do with…

A report released Wednesday by the Energy Information Administration announced that African Americans, Hispanics and people with children were most impacted.