Poverty

As Democrats stress the need to refiine the War on Poverty, the GOP says it needs wholesale changes. Sen. Marco Rubio and other Republicans on Wednesday critiqued the federal effort as a failure of big government — and said that the states know best how to help the poor.

The US Census Bureau has released new figures showing a steep decline in median household incomes in Florida. An analysis of the census data also shows…

About one-sixth of Floridians were living in poverty last year. The median income in Florida fell almost 3% last year. The American Community Survey shows…

About one-sixth of Floridians were living in poverty last year. A family of four earning roughly $22,000 a year would be at the poverty level. Edward…