NCPR Topical RSS: poverty http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org Latest North Country Public Radio regional news by topic. Topic=poverty. en-us ℗ & © 2013, North Country Public Radio http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 radio@ncpr.org radio@ncpr.org North Country Public Radio Newsroom NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Managing Editor radio@ncpr.org North Country Public Radio Newsroom http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/images/ncprorgsm.gif http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org 51 12 NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Gillibrand wants food stamps, milk price reform in Farm Bill http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21942/20130508/gillibrand-wants-food-stamps-milk-price-reform-in-farm-bill full story]]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: David Sommerstein full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130508dsfarmbill.mp3 02:35 photolead, politics, economy, agriculture, food stamp, nutrition, health, low income, poverty, farming, farm bill, [loc: ], gillibrand, washington, topstory Big expectations for "Idle No More" meeting in Canada http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21231/20130111/big-expectations-for-quot-idle-no-more-quot-meeting-in-canada full story]]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: Karen Kelly full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130111kkidlenomore.mp3 05:00 photolead, politics, canada, idle no more, poverty, native, aboriginal, indian, akwesasne, mohawks, stephen harper, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], environment, topstory Need increases at North Country food pantries http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21085/20121218/need-increases-at-north-country-food-pantries full story]]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: Julie Grant full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121218jgfoodpantries.mp3 04:55 photolead, economy, politics, health, food, poverty, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory Report finds growing income disparity in NY state http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20916/20121119/report-finds-growing-income-disparity-in-ny-state full story]]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: Karen DeWitt full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20121119kdincomedisparity.mp3 04:22 politics, economy, income, nyc, wall street, poverty, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], photolead, topstory New York expanding Medicaid, and expects to save billions http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20211/20120727/new-york-expanding-medicaid-and-expects-to-save-billions full story]]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Time's running out on the old GED http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19953/20120608/time-apos-s-running-out-on-the-old-ged full story]]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: NCPR News full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/120608LSfrontandcenter.mp3 04:39 education, literacy, front and center, reading, jobs ged, poverty, jobs, students, photolead, topstory, [loc:44.9537029 -93.0899578] NY drops fingerprinting requirement to get food stamps http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19845/20120518/ny-drops-fingerprinting-requirement-to-get-food-stamps full story]]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 NCPR: Karen DeWitt full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/120518kdfoodstamps.mp3 03:04 photolead, economy, politics, albany, cuomo, poverty, food stamps, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory Volunteers fill gaps left by social service funding cuts http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19368/20120224/volunteers-fill-gaps-left-by-social-service-funding-cuts full story]]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: Nora Flaherty full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/120224nfvolunteers.mp3 05:36 photolead, economy, politics, cuomo, stlv, LIHEAP, medicaid, social service, poverty, volunteer, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory Silver pushes for minimum wage hike, worries about pension changes http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19225/20120201/silver-pushes-for-minimum-wage-hike-worries-about-pension-changes full story]]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NCPR: Karen DeWitt full story]]]> http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20120201AssemblySpeakerSilver.mp3 04:11 photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, sheldon silver, albany, minimum wage, labor, poverty, topstory