COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Travel is expected to pick up this summer as vaccination rates increase and COVID-19 cases trend downward, but health experts ...Read More
Regional Stories
SITKA, Alaska -- Members of the Alaska fishing industry are among those looking forward to their seat at the table in making progress on the White ...Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY -- In a move that will boost health coverage not only of adults but their children too, Oklahomans voted to expand Medicaid in 2020....Read More
ATLANTA -- Georgia is among four states that, together, are home to more than one-third of the nation's uninsured children, according to a new report ...Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina is one of a dozen states that continue to refuse additional federal dollars for Medicaid under the Affordable Care ...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas is among the top twenty states with higher rates of uninsured children, and a new report links those higher rates with a ...Read More
JACKSON, Miss. -- Just a month after the Mississippi Senate rejected a bill to expand Medicaid for low-wage workers, a new report shows the lack of ...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa – The public outcry over high medical bills has gotten the attention of Congress. Senate Health Committee leaders have proposed the ...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. – The public outcry over high medical bills has gotten the attention of Congress. Senate Health Committee leaders have proposed the ...Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. – The public outcry over high medical bills has gotten the attention of Congress. Senate Health Committee leaders have proposed the ...Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – The public outcry over high medical bills has gotten the attention of Congress. Senate Health Committee leaders have proposed the ...Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – The sleepless nights and increased costs that come with parenthood are a rude awakening for anyone, but the challenge often is ...Read More
ATLANTA – Five years after industry, labor and policy groups gathered to create new clean-car rules, the EPA is now taking a U-turn. A proposal ...Read More
MADISON, Wis. – Simply put, rural Americans feel government doesn't work for them, and that they're constantly holding the short end of the stick ...Read More
OKLAHOMA, Ok. – In Oklahoma, opportunities and challenges for kids are much different depending on their race, says a new report from the Annie E. ...Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – It's harder for a child to grow up healthy and successful in an immigrant family, says a new report that quantifies the challenges ...Read More
ATLANTA – There is room for improvement for all Georgia children when it comes to economic security, education and family resources, according to a ...Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 2017 Race for Results report says Rhode Island's shift to a more diverse population is benefitting the state, but some ...Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. – There's some good news for Vermont in a new study - fewer children from immigrant families are living in poverty in Vermont than in ...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. – The civil rights era may have ended 50 years ago, but a new report says significant barriers still exist for children of color and ...Read More
WASHINGTON D.C. – The District of Columbia has made a few strides when it comes to the overall well-being of its children, but there's room for ...Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – There's been an improvement in the well-being of the nation's children, but a new report finds Rhode Island has a long way to go. ...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. - A family's assets are key for a financial future, according to a new brief which also finds a persistent gap in savings between white ...Read More
OKLAHOMA - A medical bill or car repair can easily set any low-income family back, but an emergency can especially decimate the savings of families ...Read More
NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey children look like superstars in a new report that examines progress on benchmarks related to education, health and safety. ...Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - A report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation tracks Oklahoma children's well-being in education, health and ...Read More
NEWARK, Del. - Children in Delaware are doing better than the national average when comes to meeting life's benchmarks associated with success as ...Read More
NEW ORLEANS - A report released today by The Annie E. Casey Foundation examines childhood benchmarks by race and ethnicity, and finds that black and ...Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont is ranked in the top tier of a new report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation released today that scrutinizes how well ...Read More
PROVIDENCE, R. I. – The first eight years of a child's life is a critical window of time that can help determine success. And when children live in ...Read More
COLUMBIA, S. C. – Low-income children are less likely to be in preschool and yet, they're most likely to need those high-quality early learning ...Read More
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Low-income children are less likely to be in preschool and yet, they're likely to need those high-quality early learning ...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. - The window of time between birth and age eight offers the golden opportunity to set kids on the path to success. Brain architecture is ...Read More
NEW ORLEANS, La. - The first eight years of a child's life are a critical window that can help determine success. A report released today by the ...Read More
NEWARK, N.J. - The first eight years of a child's life are a critical window that can help determine success. A report released today by the Annie E. ...Read More
SALT LAKE CITY - The number of children living in high-poverty communities in Utah has increased by 80 percent during the past decade, according to a ...Read More
ATLANTA - A new KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot from the Annie E. Casey Foundation released today shows the number of children living in high-poverty ...Read More
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The number of children living in high-poverty communities has increased by 115 percent in South Carolina during the past decade, ...Read More
NEWARK, Del. - A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation released today shows that the number of children in Delaware living in high-poverty ...Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation released today shows that the number of children in Rhode Island living in ...Read More
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More than four out of five children live in an area of concentrated poverty in Puerto Rico, according to a new KIDS COUNT ...Read More
TRENTON, N.J. - The number of children in New Jersey growing up in high-poverty communities has increased by 24 percent since 2000, according to the ...Read More
