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Alabama faces battle at the ballot box; groups look to federal laws for protection; Israeli Cabinet votes to shut down Al Jazeera in the country; Florida among top states for children losing health coverage post-COVID; despite the increase, SD teacher salary one of the lowest in the country.

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Civil rights groups criticize police actions against student protesters, Republicans accuse Democrats of "buying votes" through student debt relief, and anti-abortion groups plan legal challenges to a Florida ballot referendum.

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Bidding begins soon for Wyoming's elk antlers, Southeastern states gained population in the past year, small rural energy projects are losing out to bigger proposals, and a rural arts cooperative is filling the gap for schools in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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Monday, May 6, 2024

AL faces battle at ballot box; groups look to federal laws for protection

Alabama has long been at the forefront of voting rights issues in the United States and despite some progress, advocates said residents continue to …

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State officials in Maine are highlighting apprenticeships as a way to earn a living wage and contribute to the state's growing green economy…

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The nation's billionaires have doubled their wealth over the past seven years, while working people in West Virginia and elsewhere continue to face …

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Michigan farmers are responding to the new Avian Flu "Extraordinary Emergency" order from MDARD, Michigan's Department of Agriculture and Rural …

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Social Issues   Monday, May 6, 2024

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By Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public New…


Environment   Monday, May 6, 2024

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The Bureau of Land Management recently released two rules that alter how the agency manages its 245 million acres of public lands, 48 million of …


Environment   Monday, May 6, 2024

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Climate watchers are predicting this summer's temperatures may set records, which could aggravate some medical conditions. A 30-year study of health …


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After Texas, a new report shows Florida has seen the second-largest decline in the number of children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health …

Health and Wellness   Monday, May 6, 2024

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New York's 2025 budget improves access to mental-health services. Budget legislation stipulates commercial insurers have to pay rates similar to …

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An Arizona consumer group is applauding the U.S. Department of Energy's new residential water heater standards that they say will save American …

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Results of a new study show more American women are falling behind on getting critical breast cancer scans. Nowhere is this perhaps more important …

Health and Wellness   Monday, May 6, 2024

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Advocates supporting the legalization of medical aid in dying in Delaware are optimistic following the recent passage of House Bill 140. It is now …


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As Virginia evictions rise, one group is helping low-income renters fight back. Before the pandemic, evictions peaked at 16,000 in January 2020…

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Environment   Monday, May 6, 2024

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As critics work to roll back new Bureau of Land Management rules, public lands advocates are defending the agency's move to put conservation uses on …

Health and Wellness   Monday, May 6, 2024

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Farmworkers in South Carolina and across the U.S. face scorching heat with little protection at the federal and state level. However, the Farm Labor …

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Women, and particularly Black women, are disproportionately affected by strokes and other health conditions in Missouri. Keetra Thompson, a stroke …

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Oregon advocates are shining a spotlight on hunger and related issues ahead of the fall elections. A recent report from the Immigrant Research …


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Students and faculty at Northeastern University are demanding their school issue a public apology for what they say are false charges of antisemitism …


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Environment   Monday, May 6, 2024

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Minnesota is coming off another windy month of April. Those strong wind gusts may have translated into some extra cash for counties with wind …

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After hundreds of Ohio students gathered at Kent State University over the weekend to protest the conflict in Gaza, on the 54th anniversary of …


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Medi-Cal has dropped several hundred thousand low-income children from the health insurance rolls since April 2023, according to a new report from …

 

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