Mayor: Topeka has done well addressing poverty, but there is still more to do

Mayor Michelle De La Isla joined mayors from across the country Wednesday to discuss eliminating poverty in their cities. De La Isla boasted about what Topeka has done so far, but said there is more work to be done as “poverty is everywhere.” “We are the richest nation in the world with 328.1 million people, yet contrasted with other nations we have 10.5% of people in America that are living in poverty,” said Tom Cochran, CEO and executive director of the United States Conference of Mayors at Wednesday’s virtual roundtable.
Source: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal