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Creating a nest egg is considered key for people trying to beat poverty. An experimental program called IDAs -- individual development accounts -- helps low-income people save money. The program matches savings twice -- up to $2,000 -- by the federal government and a community- based non-profit. From San Francisco member station KALW, and New California Media, Holly Kernan reports.

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses in Florida’s state employee population. The state government and health insurers are working to...

People without access to capital are getting into housing development in Philadelphia. It's part of a program designed to create more affordable housing and boost non-traditional developers.

Economists and investors are watching closely to see if the Fed will decide to taper its stimulus program at its last policy meeting of the year this week.

Governor DeSantis announced the availability of loans for small businesses during a press conference in Port Charlotte.

The state's largest teachers union filed a complaint Monday over a program that rewards teachers for high scores on college admissions tests, saying the...

The League of United Latin American Citizens says Latinos are under represented in the program because large numbers of Latino families that might qualify…

With the state trying to reduce invasive species in areas such as the Everglades, a hunter Thursday killed the 500th Burmese python in less than five...

The Paycheck Protection Program, enacted to help small businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, had expired Tuesday. With Trump's signature Saturday, the new deadline to apply is Aug. 8.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announces plans to reform the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The move, she says, will bring the foreign assistance programs into line with the Bush administration's push to spread democracy, or "transformational diplomacy."