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Friday, May 17, 2024
Ohio gears up for legal marijuana sales for adult use
This week, Ohio approved adult-use marijuana sales as part of a 2023 ballot measure, with sales anticipated to start mid-June. Ohioans age 21 and …
Friday, May 17, 2024
Surge in solar installations eases energy costs for Missourians
Missouri homes and businesses have installed enough solar energy to power 68,000 homes each year. A new report released by the Solar Energy …
Friday, May 17, 2024
Insulin shortage raises concerns for people with diabetes in NC
More than 1 million people in North Carolina are diabetic and they have become increasingly worried about the national shortage of insulin. The …
Thursday, May 16, 2024
MA household debt grows as grocery prices remain at post-pandemic highs
Massachusetts residents struggling to pay high food prices are acquiring a growing amount of debt to pay their bills, according to a new report…
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Report: Texas tops nation in food insecurity
Texas leads the nation in food insecurity. According to the latest "Map the Meal Gap" study, from Feeding America, nearly 5 million people in the …
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Ohio lawmakers ponder committee to address ‘looming retirement crisis’
Ohio lawmakers are exploring ways to address the state's looming retirement crisis. According to The Pew Charitable Trusts, if the personal …
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Thrive Roadshow aims to boost regional advocacy in KY communities
Experts are traveling across the Commonwealth to help community professionals better understand and advocate for policies that help Kentuckians needin…
AZ group warns of romance scams, offers tips
Just last month, a California man was sentenced to four years in prison for being the mastermind behind romance scams - in which he received hundreds …
Monday, May 13, 2024
Older adults in Ohio are among the most vulnerable to extreme weather
Twenty percent of older adults in central Ohio either were not prepared or did not know if they were prepared for extreme weather, according to a …
FTC says corporate grocers gouge Montana shoppers
The latest report from the Federal Trade Commission says despite an easing of pandemic related supply chains and economic stressors, major grocers …
Monday, May 13, 2024
$2 million investment in historic theater winning over skeptics
On May 21, the town of Sinclair is hosting a free screening of the Wyoming PBS documentary "100 Years on the Lincoln Highway" at the newly restored …
Colorado embraces deconstruction to keep materials out of landfills
By Syris Valentine for Grist.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News…