Nearly 42 percent of it, or about $402 million, will go to the state's 20 poorest cities.

On city council she was a committed activist for the city's poor.

It's not going to be the poorest city 10 years from now.

It is the poorest big city in the nation, with a third of the population living below the poverty line.

"And have you ruined our poor city enough for your satisfaction?"

This is a poor city with a bad education system.

The idea, he said, is to give the state's largest and poorest city more contact with his administration.

The program's advocates say it has helped the city's poor the most.

He reached out to Jewish leaders as well, and supported programs to help the city's poor.

This year the city's poorest are more vulnerable than ever.