New Jersey 101.5 » poverty http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 US Poverty: 49.7 Million Poor People http://nj1015.com/us-poverty-49-7-million-poor-people/ http://nj1015.com/us-poverty-49-7-million-poor-people/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:42:22 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=193804 A different way of calculating America's poor by taking into account medical costs and work-related expenses finds a higher total than the government's official count.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/us-poverty-49-7-million-poor-people/feed/ 0 Poverty Up, Incomes Down in New Jersey [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/poverty-up-incomes-down-in-new-jersey-audio/ http://nj1015.com/poverty-up-incomes-down-in-new-jersey-audio/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:48:42 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=164998 New data from the U.S. Census Bureau served as proof that New Jersey residents aren't feeling much of an economic recovery just yet.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/poverty-up-incomes-down-in-new-jersey-audio/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images Poverty Rate Spikes Again in NJ http://nj1015.com/poverty-rate-spikes-again-in-nj/ http://nj1015.com/poverty-rate-spikes-again-in-nj/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:01:26 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=164900 An estimated 57,000 more New Jersey residents entered the ranks of the impoverished between 2010 and 2011, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/poverty-rate-spikes-again-in-nj/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images NJ Gets Good News And Bad News In 2012 "Kids Count" Report [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-gets-goods-news-and-bad-news-in-2012-kids-count-report-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-gets-goods-news-and-bad-news-in-2012-kids-count-report-audio/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:51:16 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=141106 Overall, New Jersey ranks 4th in the country in the national 2012 KIDS COUNT data book released this morning.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-gets-goods-news-and-bad-news-in-2012-kids-count-report-audio/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images US Poverty on Track to Rise To Highest Level in 50 Years http://nj1015.com/us-poverty-on-track-to-rise-to-highest-level-in-50-years/ http://nj1015.com/us-poverty-on-track-to-rise-to-highest-level-in-50-years/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:11:39 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=139789 The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century. That means gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s are being erased amid a weak economy and fraying government safety net.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/us-poverty-on-track-to-rise-to-highest-level-in-50-years/feed/ 0 More NJ Kids In Poverty, New Report Shows [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/more-nj-kids-in-poverty-new-report-shows-audio/ http://nj1015.com/more-nj-kids-in-poverty-new-report-shows-audio/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:00:33 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=94594 The picture of poverty in New Jersey is increasing, with more families struggling economically, earning too little to meet basic needs.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/more-nj-kids-in-poverty-new-report-shows-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Tillwe New Report Shows Increase In Poor Children In New Jersey, Nationwide [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/new-report-shows-increase-in-poor-children-in-new-jersey-nationwide-audio/ http://nj1015.com/new-report-shows-increase-in-poor-children-in-new-jersey-nationwide-audio/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:27:33 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=61885 A new report on poor kids shows their numbers have increased in New Jersey by 24 percent since the year 2000.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-report-shows-increase-in-poor-children-in-new-jersey-nationwide-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Genista Even The Wealthy In NJ Are Asking For Help [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/even-the-wealthy-in-nj-are-asking-for-help-audio/ http://nj1015.com/even-the-wealthy-in-nj-are-asking-for-help-audio/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:50:44 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=30946 This stubborn recession is taking its toll even on those living in New Jersey's wealthiest counties.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/even-the-wealthy-in-nj-are-asking-for-help-audio/feed/ 0 Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images NJ Poverty Rates Up In 13 Counties [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-poverty-rates-up-in-13-counties-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-poverty-rates-up-in-13-counties-audio/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:11:10 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=22771 Poverty rates are up in New Jersey, in more than 60 percent of the state's counties according to recent U.S. Census figures.

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