FRANKFORT, Ky. - With low-income families facing funding cuts to critical child-based programs, Kentucky lawmakers are hearing about the devastating effect. Children's advocates are using today, the first day of the Legislature's special session on redistricting, to make their point: "Fund kids firs ...Read More

INDIANAPOLIS - Answer a few questions online, and in about five minutes you can know more about what the Affordable Care Act means for you. October 1 is the day Americans will be able to go online and shop for health care insurance through what are known as exchanges. The health-care law requires ev ...Read More

DENVER - Finding fresh food isn't always easy for Colorado communities in rural or economically-challenged areas. Starting this month, more than $7 million in grants and loans will be available for retailers hoping to expand the amount of healthy food they offer their customers. The Colorado Fresh ...Read More

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - As the new school year approaches, some students may be apprehensive - despite the start of year two under the state's Dignity for All Students Act, aimed at cracking down on bullying. David Kilmnick of Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth welcomed news of a court settlement from up ...Read More

PORTLAND, Maine - According to a Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) analysis, the carbon pollution that is driving climate change can be reined in while reducing the Maine consumer's average electricity bill by $3.19. That would build on what the Efficiency Maine Trust has been doing. It has u ...Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If getting your children to clean their rooms is a constant battle, take solace in knowing you are not alone. Parent educator Kelly Bartlett said it's a common struggle in families, and while parents should have expectations, they also need to realize kids' skills and priorities a ...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Raleigh Transit Authority is not "on board" with ads the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) wants to run. The Humane Society wants to publicize its concerns over the use of gestation crates by some industrial pig farmers in the state. Raleigh Transit denied the applicatio ...Read More

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, Raleigh will take a break from the thousands of people working to let state lawmakers know their feelings on recent actions by the State Assembly and Gov. McCrory. Instead, Moral Mondays are going on tour - with events planned in Charlotte and Manteo. Bob Hall, executive d ...Read More