Lawmakers want to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which for three decades has rewarded companies that hire people with barriers to employment. New research shows it doesn’t work.

Lifetime earnings, career interruptions and caregiving responsibilities continue to shape retirement outcomes for women in ...

Oregon has one of the highest SNAP enrollment rates of any state. The One Big Beautiful Bill is likely to introduce new ...

Florida is center stage for some of the most complex engineering and environmental challenges in the nation, from intensifying hurricanes to aging infrastructure.

A new study of Wisconsin data finds what some researchers and policy wonks have long suspected: The $2 billion Work Opportunity Tax Credit doesn’t work. Congress created the credit in 1996 as it ...

Employment can be a powerful gateway to independence, dignity, and belonging. Yet for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), that gateway remains limited. Although work ...

Childhood poverty in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in history in 2021. The fall was largely due to the expanded child tax credit and other COVID-19 pandemic supports that put cash directly in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Corn stands in a field in northern Cass County during the 2024 harvest season. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) The ...

We can either mimic a privatized version of failed handout welfare programs, or champion a return to the principles of charity that communicate a much-needed message: “You're not a charity case." ...

Private schools enroll fewer than 5 percent of K-12 students in Nevada, but their small class sizes and specialized offerings ...

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A federal judge gave preliminary approval earlier this month to a class of Aurora firefighter trainees who may sue the city over allegations that they were denied overtime pay in violation of federal ...