A bill now on pause in the West Virginia House of Delegates could put the state between a rock and a hard place: deciding on ...

Minnesota has lower poverty; a slightly higher proportion of its population with health coverage; better education outcomes; ...

NIH Reports Social Factors Help Explain Worse Cardiovascular Health Among Adults in Rural vs. Urban Communities ...

Cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that provide food for schools and food banks have communities across the U.S.

The USDA's Rural Development agency has provided billions of dollars each year to small towns, farmers and businesses. Now ...

The proposed plan could cost Alabama $800 million and jeopardize care for 37 million kids nationwide, including those in poverty and rural areas.

In this opinion piece, Jamie Bussel of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, argues that years of progress in combatting poverty and hunger are at risk because of possible cuts to federal nutrition ...

Veronica Taylor doesn’t know how to turn on a computer, let alone use the internet. The 73-year-old can’t drive and is mostly housebound in her mountainous and ...

WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Veronica Taylor doesn’t know how to turn on a computer, let alone use the internet. The 73-year-old can’t drive and is mostly housebound in her mountainous and remote West Virginia ...

WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Veronica Taylor doesn’t know how to turn on a computer, let alone use the internet. The 73-year-old can’t drive and is mostly housebound in her mountainous and remote ...

A new requirement that Social Security recipients go online or in person to a field office to access key benefits, instead of just making a phone call, will be difficult for many people to meet ...

In January, U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, proposed $12 billion in cuts to school breakfast and lunch programs. This coincides with the Trump administration’s ...