Livable Wages/Working Families
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Senate bill cuts would ‘decimate’ National Park Service, advocate says
The U.S. Senate's answer to the House Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" includes proposals that advocates for public lands say would …
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Gov. Polis raises bar for Colorado agencies on education
Colorado, already considered a national leader in workforce development, is aiming to raise the bar even higher. Gov. Jared Polis recently issued an …
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
GOP spending cuts could fall on Maryland's student parents
More than 70,000 Marylanders are student parents, raising kids while attending college full or part-time and proposed cuts in this year's big budget …
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Could Congress' big budget bill derail PA's clean energy progress?
Pennsylvania's clean energy progress could stall if the U.S. Senate passes what's known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The legislation would …
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Report: Slow insurance responses, weather affect IN home coverage costs
Homeowners' insurance costs continue to skyrocket and few choices remain for Hoosiers who cannot afford a premium increase or receive a coverage denia…
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Ohio foodbanks: Funding needed for fresh food with local roots
Ohio food banks are urging state lawmakers to approve what they said is a modest budget increase needed to get more fresh, local produce into the …
Monday, June 16, 2025
AEP proposes rate hikes, changes to net metering for WV customers
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, subsidiaries of the national utility American Energy Power, are asking West Virginia energy regulators to …
Monday, June 16, 2025
AARP Nebraska marks Social Security's 90th anniversary
At least 10,000 people retire every day in the United States, with nearly half of them relying on Social Security as their sole source of income…
NV disability advocate alarmed by proposed cuts to Medicaid
Nevadans with disabilities are concerned with proposed federal cuts to Medicaid, despite claims from GOP lawmakers that the cuts target only waste…
AR residents could lose Medicaid under budget reconciliation bill
As Congress considers cuts to safety-net programs for what Republicans are calling the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," new analysis from the nonpartisan…
AZ protests push back against the Trump administration
Protests are planned this Saturday throughout Arizona as organizers mobilize a "nationwide day of defiance" against what they're calling the Trump adm…
Report: IL shows mixed results in child well-being despite high ranking
A national report finds mixed results in child well-being in Illinois with improvements in health care coverage for children and poverty rates and dec…