About 70% of college students rely on loans to finance their education, according to the Urban Institute. And while federal ...

The changes leave undergraduate loan limits largely intact but impose hard caps on parent borrowing, eliminate a key graduate ...

A six-figure salary is officially considered "low-income" in Orange County, California, according to state housing officials. The California Department of Housing and Community Development released ...

On any given night, thousands of people sleep on the streets in Portland, Oregon. They seek shelter in tents, bushes and overpasses in a city that has struggled with one of the worst housing crises in ...

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In May of 2024 readers were surprised to learn from this column that across Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties an income of $58,900 was considered “low income” by the federal government.

The veterinary care wing at the Humane Society of Sonoma County’s facility off Highway 12 just west of Santa Rosa was abuzz with energy last week. But the yipping sounds of puppies awaiting care were ...

Rent-burdened seniors and people with disabilities in Los Angeles have a few more days to apply for a maximum of $19,000 in Measure ULA-funded emergency funds. The L.A. City Emergency Income Support ...

The Trump administration is once again seeking to eliminate a federal program that helps low-income households pay heating and cooling bills. It’s the sixth time a White House budget proposal under ...

President Trump is once again proposing to eliminate a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. The president’s budget, released Friday, states that the Low Income Home Energy ...

Some education advocates accuse the Education Department of an “assault on college access” centering around federal funding for a program that helps disadvantaged students pursue higher education.