Lawmakers are taking a closer look at how the IRS selects taxpayers for audit after studies evidence black taxpayers are audited more often than any other group. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique ...

Facing an uproar from disability advocates, the National Institutes of Health says it will move forward with plans to put more resources toward addressing health care disparities among people with ...

Permitted disparity, also called Social Security integration, describes a contribution allocation formula or a benefit accrual formula that has two tiers of benefits. Under this formula, higher paid ...

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 13: Marijuana legalization advocates and members of community groups attend a rally against marijuana arrests in front of One Police Plaza on June 13, 2012 in New York City. The ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued new guidance on Friday essentially eliminating the disparity in federal sentencing for the distribution of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine, a policy that ...

The Biden administration “strongly supports” ending the racial disparity of sentencing federal offenders who are convicted for crack versus powdered cocaine, according to head of the Office of ...

A new report shows Black would-be homeowners in Hamilton County remain underrepresented in the mortgage lending process and are denied at higher rates than white borrowers. The study by Housing ...

The House of Representatives passed legislation today that would finally erase the sentencing disparity between federal crack and powder cocaine offenses. By a wide bipartisan vote of 361-66, the ...