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SCOTUS skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law; Iowa advocates for immigrants push back on Texas-style deportation bill; new hearings, same arguments on both sides for ND pipeline project; clean-air activists to hold "die-in" Friday at LA City Hall.

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"Squad" member Summer Lee wins her primary with a pro-peace platform, Biden signs huge foreign aid bills including support for Ukraine and Israel, and the Arizona House repeals an abortion ban as California moves to welcome Arizona doctors.

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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken, and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

WV: Census

West Virginia advocates for families say the state could lose millions of dollars in program funding if the deadline for the U.S. census count is not extended. (Adobe stock)
West Virginians to Bear Brunt if Census Count Deadline Isn’t Extended

CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- With the Trump administration cutting the U.S. census count short by a month, advocates for families say West Virginians will …

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The day after Fathers' Day, Kids Count is releasing its 30th annual Data Book. (Pezibear/Pixabay)
Kids Count: WV Better in Areas, But U.S. Improves More

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The 30th annual Kids Count Data Book shows West Virginia making strong gains in some areas, but overall just treading …

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West Virginia has one of the nation's highest rates of children with access to health care. (Pixabay)
WV Kids Count Shows Education, Economic Gains Worrying Trends

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia children have seen some progress in economic and especially in education indicators, according to the latest …

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PHOTO: W.Va. Healthy Kids And Families Coalition logo.
Push for Children in Poverty Puts WV Kids above Politics

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - By now, a lot of people are probably sick of politics. But a new, nonpartisan drive aims to put democracy into action for West …

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Census Data: West Virginia Kids Still Hit By Poverty

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Data from the Census Bureau indicates that a quarter of West Virginia's children live in poverty. In 2000, 26 percent lived below …

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ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants: A Good Thing?

President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday criticized Arizona's law that makes failure to carry immigration documents a crime…

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