At least for the next year or so, nearly every household with an income below $500,000 is likely to get at least a tiny tax cut. ...more

February 15, 2009

There is such a thing as a free lunch. And school districts across the country report that kids are eating many more of them as the flailing economy hits families hard. ...more

December 11, 2008

Camp Cristina, a 55-acre outdoor YMCA day camp, has received a grant that will enable limited-income families to get a break on tuition for its after-school program. ...more

August 27, 2008

Camp Cristina, a 55-acre outdoor YMCA day camp, has received a grant that will enable limited-income families to get a break on tuition for its after-school program. ...more

August 27, 2008

The Bush administration is backing down from a threat to penalize states enrolling middle-class children in a health program intended for the poor. ...more

August 15, 2008

The percentage of recruits entering the Army with a high school diploma dropped to a new low in 2007, according to a study released Tuesday, and Army officials confirmed that they have lowered their standards to meet recruiting goals in the middle of two ongoing wars. ...more

January 23, 2008

As President Bush and congressional Democrats begin negotiations on a package of measures to stimulate the economy, the big fight will be over whether to put extra money in the hands of tens of millions of low-income families who paid little or no income tax last year. ...more

January 20, 2008

The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. Many lacking insurance, though, will have to look elsewhere. ...more

December 26, 2007

President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program. ...more

December 13, 2007

House Democrats fell 13 votes short Wednesday in trying to overturn President Bush's veto of a $35 billion expansion of the government children's health insurance plan, prompting calls for new negotiations to decide the fate of the 10-year-old program. ...more

October 19, 2007