Community advocacy groups dedicated to addressing poverty, incarceration and overdose deaths will host a series of community ...

Upon his return to the House Appropriations Committee after an 18-year hiatus, Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has one central ...

An earlier Stateline story reported that policy, poverty, rural isolation and bad habits are shortening lives in West ...

You may live in a state that already has paid family leave, but if not, you could have paid family leave coming soon in 2025.

A recent report from personal finance company, WalletHub, shows Iowa has the fourth-largest racial wealth gap in the nation.

The Morgantown, West Virginia native who became the 100th woman to go to space back in November has shared the never-before-seen video of her space flight.

Democrats in the states are aiming to pass a series of laws focused on housing affordability, which was a major issue for ...

A judge has blocked the funding freeze, but organizations say they are still unable to access money they urgently need to pay for salaries, utilities, supplies and other expenses.

Over the course of about 12 days in January, the Monongalia County Health Department followed along as news out of Charleston, then Washington, cast uncertainty on two of its primary funding sources — ...

The poverty rate among older Americans varies ... For example, the study concluded that West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana are among the top states with the most affordable homes for ...

Fewer people than before are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Appalachia, but cancer incidence and death rates ...

Hello, Barrister Banji Alabi. I thank you for your patriotism and show of or display of pride in your home country, Nigeria. According to your statement, “The truth is that life is better in Nigeria ...