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SC lawmakers may finally consider expanding Medicaid after rejecting $17.6B
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoImagine state lawmakers turning away $17.6 billion of our own taxpayer dollars intended to help...
A worse tick season for NJ in 2024? Hundreds of ER visits so far
New Jersey 101.5 FM· 1 day agoHarsh winters typically kill off ticks; when winter is uneventful, more ticks can survive into the...
How much does it really cost to afford life in NJ? Living Wage Calculator can tell you
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe creators said this model can separate the "financial independence of the working poor" and those who "need to seek out public assistance or suffer consistent and severe ...
In South Texas, one woman is leading an agricultural renaissance
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCensus Bureau. While the USDA funding aims to help small farmers combat the negative effects of...
In South Carolina, Black voters are split on immigration
AOL· 7 days agoRepublicans claim that their election year rhetoric about immigration has a new audience in the Black community. The working-class city of about 120,000 is one of the most strongly Democratic ...
New Construction Hits Wall of High Prices and Mortgage Rates in May
US News & World Report· 6 days agoThe pace of new construction slowed in May as both housing starts and permits for new homes fell from a month earlier, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban ...
2 teens dead, 3 others hurt after car crashes into wall in Arizona
12 News KPNX· 5 days agoTwo teenagers died early Friday morning after a car crashed into a brick wall in southern Arizona. The Yuma Police Department said a 16-year-old driver was allegedly speeding and lost control in the area of 11th Street and 14th Avenue. > ...
Education and reform: Can Boston replicate an Austin program?
The Boston Globe· 7 days agoAs papas con chorizo sizzled on the stove in Selena Osuna’s small, two-bedroom apartment, the...
More Maine school budgets got rejected or barely passed. Some fear it's just the start
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 24—Voters in at least five school districts across Maine earlier this month rejected school budgets that would have resulted in sizable property tax increases. In other communities, budgets ...
Why are we commuting so far for just 80 minutes of face-time?
The Hill· 1 day agoIn a world where many can work remotely, a peculiar frustration has emerged among employees, in the...