Sean Spence delivers a quick roundup of U.S. poverty news: cities from Washington, D.C., to Pennsylvania are banning homeless camps and cracking down on street living while some states struggle with high poverty and low wages.

Local actions include a large encampment cleanup in Montgomery County, Texas, and community support initiatives in Carson City, Nevada. Research highlights housing-first policies as an effective response, though some major cities have not fully adopted them.

At the same time, California faces increased hardship after federal food aid rollbacks.