SALEM, Ore. – Backers of a program that trains folks to be observant in their dealings with isolated Oregonians across the state want the Legislature to restore the program's funding. Gatekeepers are often delivery drivers, meter readers and bank tellers who interact with older or homebound ...Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A state House panel essentially killed a bill that would have attempted to void same sex marriages in Tennessee despite the Supreme Court decision that legalized the practice nationwide. While the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act won't make it to the floor for a vote ...Read More

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The average smoker in North Carolina will spend $88,000 on their habit over a lifetime. That's according to new data from the personal-finance website, WalletHub. Lifetime healthcare costs are even higher than that, at $136,000, and tobacco addiction specialist Donna Borowski wit ...Read More

DENVER – Male voices and perspectives are blocking out females – even in coverage of women's reproductive health – according to new research by the Women's Media Center. It says journalists who are women produce 37 percent of articles on contraception or abortion, compared with 5 ...Read More

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Sept. 6 is the cutoff date for states to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s deadline for having a plan in place to comply with the country's first-ever limits on pollution from coal-fired power plants. Kentucky will seek a two-year extension for coming up with ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Health care groups in Ohio are getting the word out that there's less than one week to sign up for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The deadline for enrollment is Sunday, Jan. 31, with coverage beginning March 1. The Ohio Association of Foodbanks is an of ...Read More

INDIANAPOLIS – What some are calling the worst environmental bill Indiana has seen is coming up for a vote this week at the Statehouse. The idea behind House Bill 1082, also known as No More Stringent Than bill, is to keep environmental regulators from passing state laws that are more restri ...Read More

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Surface temperatures across the globe in 2015 were the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And 15 of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred since the new ce ...Read More