Good morning. This episode of Poverty Minute with Sean Spence covers U.S. poverty headlines: Kentucky’s minimum wage now falls below the federal poverty line; over two-thirds of Ohio counties are classified as grocery and pharmacy deserts; federal actions are clearing homeless encampments in Washington, D.C.; Chicago’s mayor addresses local inequality; two Evanston priests face possible deportation; and new veteran housing opens in Robinsdale, Minnesota.

That's your Poverty Minute. I'm Sean Spence.