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Food insecurity increases 23% in Connecticut, new study shows: 'That's a crisis'
The Day· 5 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· 9 hours agoJurors in federal court in Minneapolis were shown hundreds of WhatsApp text messages in which...
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...
Reynolds signs history curriculum, behavioral health system measures into law
Iowa Capital Dispatch via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe governor signed House File 2545 into law at the Beit Shalom Jewish Community in Davenport...
Labor laws largely exclude nannies. Some are banding together to protect themselves
U-T San Diego· 2 days agoDomestic workers like those in Hidalgo’s class are excluded from many federal workplace protections in the United States, and the private, home-based nature of the work means abuse tends to ...
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 ...
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:...
Navigating GLP-1 insurance coverage with the right pharmacy benefits manager
BenefitsPRO· 18 hours agoWith the arrival of Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 agonists, a weight-loss drug boom is sweeping...