supplemental nutrition assistance program

The GOP does the bidding of the 1 percent

Minimum wage debate

Raising Maryland's minimum wage no answer to poverty, education is

The most important impact of living wage proposals is not a transfer of income from the employer to the employee, but from the employer to the government in the form of lower costs of government safety net programs.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate was poised Tuesday to give final approval to a nearly $1 trillion bill that would dictate the nation's agriculture policy for the next five years, reduce how much taxpayers spend on food stamps and alter conservation programs for the Chesapeake Bay.

...you need a livable wage to support your family, your community and your country

Our goal in Baltimore is to decrease the number of adults who are obese by 15 percent. To that end, Weight Watchers Ambassador Jennifer Hudson was in Baltimore this week to help announce a new initiative through the Weight Watchers and U.S. Conference of Mayors Healthy Communities Grant Program. The

In 50 years, much progress has been made in Johnson's War on Poverty

Lyndon Johnson's 'war on poverty' a mixed legacy that is now facing the threat of retreat

Congress should extend Federal Unemployment Insurance for the good of the country.

Government employment statistics lie

Small business owners can't afford to pay higher minimum wages

The do-nothing 113

Manchester Valley High School the 16th to offer help

Don't gut proposal to gradually raise Maryland's minimum wage with a 'training wage' exemption or a measly $8.25 statewide cap

Community gardens may not be the answer to food problems for Americans but creating a community initiative that empowers and engages residents and provides much needed fresh produce is a step in the right direction.

The O'Malley administration has made progress on its Obamacare website, but the question of whether to scrap it remains unanswered.

With momentum building for higher hourly pay in Maryland, Rep. John K. Delaney, a co-sponsor of a federal minimum wage bill and a former CEO, urged Baltimore-area business leaders Thursday to have a voice in a measure he said is long overdue

Columbia spends $5 million on a park while people live on the streets in Baltimore.