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New York won't arrest you for stealing a subway ride anymore

by Ryan Kailath
Aug 31, 2017
"Most offenders aren’t looking to beat the system," a Legal Aid Society defender says.
Police officers watch a turnstile in New York City's Times Square subway station in 2005.
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Los Angeles grapples with rising homeless population

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 12, 2017
The annual count rose 23 percent. Expectations are growing for two major funding efforts recently approved by L.A. voters.
Va Lecia Adams Kellum is president and CEO of St. Joseph Center. The nonprofit serves low-income and homeless people in Los Angeles.
Libby Denkmann
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Amazon takes aim at the low-income shopper

by Adriene Hill
Jun 6, 2017
Amazon announced a plan today that will make its Prime membership cheaper for people receiving government assistance. If you’re getting food stamps, say, Amazon will sell you Prime for about $5.99 a month. That’s less than the full-price monthly option of $10.99. Behind the move: Amazon, again, is going toe-to-toe with Walmart. Click the audio […]
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Prisons try to curb addiction with a drug that heroin-proofs your brain

by Erika Beras
Jun 2, 2017
Inmates leaving Erie County Prison get a shot of Vivitrol before they are released.
Dennis Rodgers, 29, is serving a sentence in the Erie County Prison stemming from drug abuse. A candidate for Vivitrol, he says, “This is a good shot to be completely clean.”
Erika Beras
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Which states spend more on high-poverty schools? The Urban Institute takes a look

by Amy Scott
May 31, 2017
Education policy experts generally agree that it costs more to teach kids living in poverty. They come into school at a disadvantage, often need support services and it’s harder to attract good teachers to high-poverty schools. The Urban Institute is out with new data Wednesday looking at which states spend more money on those schools. […]
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For students in the foster care system, college can be an elusive goal

by Marketplace Contributor
May 24, 2017
According to a study of foster youth, around 58 percent graduate from high school by the time they’re 19, compared to about 86 percent of the general population.
Ashley Williams studies for law school finals at her kitchen table in Los Angeles. She graduated from Southwestern Law School in May.
Libby Denkmann/Marketplace
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The cost of prison is more than just time served

by Eliza Mills
May 19, 2017
There's an emotional and financial cost when a family member is incarcerated.
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Erie public schools are consolidating to survive

by Amy Scott
May 10, 2017
Even after cutbacks, the district is facing a $10 million deficit.
Catherine Doyle teaches an ESL class at East High School in Erie, where more than a quarter of students are learning English.
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'State of Black America' report warns progress is fragile

by David Brancaccio
May 2, 2017
The National Urban League finds African-Americans are still well behind white Americans when it comes to equality.
Job seekers wait in line at Kennedy-King College to attend a job fair in Chicago, Illinois. 
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Economic Anxiety Index®

Why women and men view the economy differently

by Marielle Segarra
Apr 25, 2017
A new Marketplace-Edison Research poll finds a persistent gender gap.
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