Monday, May 6, 2024
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.
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.
Monday, May 6, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
State officials in Maine are highlighting apprenticeships as a way to earn a living wage and contribute to the state's growing green economy…
Monday, May 6, 2024
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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Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
An Arizona consumer group is applauding the U.S. Department of Energy's new residential water heater standards that they say will save American …
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
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
Advocates supporting the legalization of medical aid in dying in Delaware are optimistic following the recent passage of House Bill 140. It is now …
Environment Monday, May 6, 2024
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
Last week, Walmart became the latest major retailer to retreat from providing direct health-care service by announcing closures of all its health …
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
Women, and particularly Black women, are disproportionately affected by strokes and other health conditions in Missouri. Keetra Thompson, a stroke …
Monday, May 6, 2024
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
Students and faculty at Northeastern University are demanding their school issue a public apology for what they say are false charges of antisemitism …
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
As pandemic-era protections were lifted a new report showed the number of children on Medicaid has varied widely between states, with Maryland doing …
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
Environment Monday, May 6, 2024
Minnesota is coming off another windy month of April. Those strong wind gusts may have translated into some extra cash for counties with wind …
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
After hundreds of Ohio students gathered at Kent State University over the weekend to protest the conflict in Gaza, on the 54th anniversary of …
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
Environment Monday, May 6, 2024
Climate watchers are predicting this summer's temperatures may set records, which could aggravate some medical conditions. A 30-year study of health …
Social Issues Monday, May 6, 2024
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
New York's 2025 budget improves access to mental-health services. Budget legislation stipulates commercial insurers have to pay rates similar to …