Thursday, February 6, 2025
Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her 2025 State of the State address this week, focusing on education, public safety, and economic growth in Alabama. She …
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
As Alabama's legislative session kicks off, one advocacy group is calling for urgent action to protect children's health and safety.
VOICES for …
With the new legislative session getting underway next week, advocates are calling attention to conditions inside Alabama's prisons. The state's …
Monday, February 3, 2025
Arkansas kids are still feeling the negative educational impacts of the pandemic, even though it was declared over a year-and-a-half ago.
New data …
Changes could be coming for Arkansans who are on Medicaid. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing to add work requirements for some Medicaid …
As many nonprofit organizations see a decrease in funding and donations, one charity is stepping up to ensure organizations run by women of color …
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Immigration policy changes under the Trump administration are instilling fear in Florida schools, as educators and advocates warned of their effects …
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
A bill known as the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act failed to advance in Congress last year but food policy advocates warned it is still a…
Florida residents who depend on Medicaid said they fear for their futures as lawmakers consider $2.3 trillion in federal cuts, which could force …
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
A nationwide immigration crackdown is raising concerns in Georgia classrooms as families navigate new enforcement policies.
With the Trump …
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Georgia faces a growing mental health crisis among children, with schools on the front lines.
Georgia schools received millions in grants last year …
Americans continue to see improving fuel economy as the most significant change they want from vehicle manufacturers when they offer new products…
Thursday, February 6, 2025
A bill introduced by Kentucky lawmakers would increase alternatives to prison or jail for parents convicted of nonviolent offenses.
Most of the …
Monday, February 3, 2025
Kentucky is inching closer to its goal of having 60% of residents equipped with a college degree or credential by 2030.
The latest data from Lumina …
Eastern Kentucky's largest utility, Kentucky Power, is proposing to expand its energy efficiency programs for residential and commercial customers…
A judge has ruled that elected officials in St. James Parish broke Louisiana's open meetings law by conferring secretly with a Chinese company …
A new report finds that significant cuts proposed for Medicaid funding would disproportionately affect rural and small-town residents in Louisiana and…
Scientists are sounding the alarm about growing dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. Dead zones are areas of water with hypoxia, or …
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Mississippi families struggling with food insecurity are bracing for another difficult summer after state officials declined millions in federal fundi…
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Mississippi voting rights advocates said their fight is not over, even after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging the state's …
As Mississippi lawmakers move forward with a potential Medicaid expansion, advocates said the state cannot afford further delays while thousands …
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
By Taylor Haelterman for Triple Pundit.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for North Carolina News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Netw…
Monday, February 3, 2025
Americans continue to say improved fuel economy is the most significant change they want from vehicle manufacturers when they offer new products…
Data centers are driving the building of gas-powered plants in the Southeast but it will leave ratepayers on the hook if higher energy needs do not ma…
By Jessica Kutz for The People Sentinel.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for South Carolina News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Ne…
It is the time of year when people eligible for Medicare can shop around and make sure they are signed up for the health coverage that makes the most …
Mothers experience depression at a high rate after their babies are born. September is an especially popular month for births, so health experts are …
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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Tennessee is working to eliminate lead pipes under the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, which require most lead pipes to be removed within …
Monday, February 3, 2025
Tennessee's "State of the Child" 2024 report shows some progress, but also highlights ongoing concerns.
The report from the Tennessee Commission on …
Immigration and deportation are key topics in this week's Tennessee legislative session, and a local nonprofit group is helping residents prepare for …
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Americans working two jobs to help with living expenses and cover some extras has become the norm.
A study conducted by the company My Perfect …
Monday, February 3, 2025
A critical fish species in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic menhaden, could be declining rapidly.
Or its numbers could be growing.
There is no data …
New child labor laws went into effect in Virginia at the start of the year, but some advocates say more can be done. House Bill 100 took effect in …
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Food advocates are calling on lawmakers to help jump-start the state's SNAP Stretch program, which was paused last year due to budget constraints…
Rural West Virginia counties are already facing shortages of home health care services and nursing home workers. Now, they are facing accusations of …
By Jon Marcus, Brianna Atkinson, Molly Minta and Amy Morona for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News …
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