Health
Thursday, March 20, 2025
School meal programs on GOP's chopping block
Children's advocates are crying foul after House Republicans called for $12 billion in cuts to school meal programs, including the Community …
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Immigrant children face increased cases of bullying across TX
As the immigration debate continues, many children of immigrants in Texas who are American citizens are caught in the middle. An elementary school …
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
New findings: Arkansas abortion ban could impact potential workforce
As members of the Arkansas Legislature debate changing the wording in the state's abortion ban, a new study showed states with strict abortion laws …
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
OR community health workers get a boost from tech
By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Oregon News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Servic…
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
MI war veteran helps fellow vets access lifesaving resources
Michigan is home to more than 470,000 veterans, yet many have never accessed the military benefits to which they are entitled. The gap in support …
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Alarming violence rates continue against Indigenous women
Indigenous people have made great contributions to the state of Wisconsin yet the alarming rates of violence against them remains a public health cris…
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Bill aims to weaken WV coal and gas industry chemical tank regulations
Lawmakers in the West Virginia Senate have passed a bill to remove mandated inspections for chemical storage tanks in the oil, coal and gas …
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
New MO-based newsroom focuses on health and justice
The Missouri Foundation for Health is partnering with The Marshall Project on the launch of a St. Louis nonprofit newsroom highlighting the legal …
Monday, March 17, 2025
Kentucky proposes changes to buprenorphine prescribing, dispensing rules
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure recently proposed new changes to regulations around the prescribing and dispensing of buprenorphine, also …
Ohio leads nation in bird flu cases, consumers face rising costs
A Food and Water Watch report claims Ohio egg producers are profiting from the bird flu outbreak. Ohio, a top egg producer, has lost nearly 15 …
Religious leaders gather in TX to fight oil and gas subsidies
Forty religious leaders from different denominations gathered in Texas this week to call for an end to fossil-fuel subsidies and expansion of related …
Advocate: State budget proposals threaten disabled Marylanders
Maryland is facing a $3 billion budget deficit, and planned cuts in 2026 would include millions in disability assistance. But one advocate says those …