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Food insecurity increases 23% in Connecticut, new study shows: 'That's a crisis'
The Day· 6 hours agoIn response, President and CEO of Connecticut Foodshare Jason Jakubowski joined a group of legislators and community members that gathered in Hartford on Wednesday to discuss the results and ...
Jurors in Feeding Our Future case see defendants’ long text trail
MPR News· 11 hours agoJurors in federal court in Minneapolis were shown hundreds of WhatsApp text messages in which...
Reynolds signs history curriculum, behavioral health system measures into law
telegraphherald.com· 4 hours agoThe governor signed House File 2545 into law at the Beit Shalom Jewish Community in Davenport on Wednesday. The measure directs the Iowa Board of Education to conduct a review ...
Senators Baldwin, Casey, Collins Introduce ‘Esther’s Law’ to Ban Deadly Water Beads and Protect Kids
WEAU Eau Claire· 7 days agoThe bill is named after 10-month-old Esther Jo Bethard of North Prairie, Wisconsin who lost her life...
In face of abortion ban, DeSantis says Florida is family-friendly. Is it?
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is a family-friendly state that supports children — both before and after they’re born. That’s the message he’s made in interviews and news conferences as he defended ...
'We matter': Labor laws are changing to protect nannies at work
Fast Company Magazine· 16 hours agoDomestic workers like those in Hidalgo’s class are excluded from many federal workplace protections...
Editor’s notebook: Gushy Mother’s Day posts from Tennessee lawmakers don’t reflect reality
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPerhaps no American holiday is more sacrosanct than Mother’s Day, a fest that provides politicians...
Mandating out-of-schools work limits, gaming, has health benefits in kids
Cosmos· 2 days agoCutting access to video games and reducing out-of-hours schoolwork could help children add nearly an...
95% of teacher contracts settled after slowest negotiation cycle — and other labor news
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 6 days agoTake a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week:...
What passed in the Alabama Legislature: May 7-9, 2024
Alabama Reflector via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHere is a list of the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature this week. House HB 484, sponsored...