JACKSON, Miss. -- Living paycheck to paycheck ... Mississippi metro areas and how many people in the state live in poverty. Mississippi's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour for covered nonexempt ...

For those looking to support local businesses, save money or both, cooperatives throughout the Jackson metro area may be a ...

Ward Jr. in his new book, Out in the Rural: A Mississippi Health Center and Its War on Poverty, published by Oxford University Press. The story is as "urgent today as it was a half century ago," ...

Flint, Michigan, and Jackson, Mississippi, may be separated by more than 900 miles, but their similarities have driven a new approach to fighting child poverty. Both states have initiatives ...

A list of programs nationally provide new mothers, parents with no-strings-attached cash payments. See how NY wants to use ...

A Mississippi native is seeking to be among the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) top brass in 2025. The elections for ...