Death toll in Georgia reaches 15 as recovery efforts begin in wake of Helene
People toss buckets of water out of a home as the streets and homes are flooded near Peachtree Creek after hurricane Helene brought in heavy rains over night on Sept.…
Maine DOL to host public info sessions about new paid family and medical leave law
Sen. Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) and Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) cheer supporters of paid family and medical leave who rallied at the Maine State House in May 2023. The bill was…
Voters without kids are in the political spotlight – but they’re not all the same
(Mario Tama/Getty Images) By Jennifer Watling Neal and Zachary P. Neal, Michigan State University In the 2024 election cycle, voters without children are under the microscope. Republican vice presidential candidate…
U.S. Department of Justice sues Alabama over voter removals
The front of Hugo L Black Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama on August 15, 2023. The Department of Justice filed suit against the state last week over the removal of about…
Changing demographics and the political calculus of anti-immigrant rhetoric in swing states
Claudia Kline, an organizer for Our Voice, Our Vote Arizona, speaks to a group of canvassers before they set out to knock on doors in 106-degree weather in Phoenix on…
Data, pilot projects showing food service robots may not threaten jobs
Fast-casual restaurant Chipotle is experimenting with a work station that has automation assembling salads and bowls underneath the counter while a human worker assembles more complex dishes such as burritos…
The grid is insufficient for renewables. BPA has a $2 billion plan.
Transmission adequacy is an issue across the West, where states, utilities and local governments have adopted clean-energy policies in response to the impacts of climate change. (Clinton Carpenter/Bonneville Power Administration/CC…
Child care crisis is costing Mississippi and moms
The lack of accessible child care in Mississippi is keeping 7% of the state’s labor force out of work and costing the state billions of dollars. If those 7% of…
Haitian immigrants find new footholds, and familiar backlash, in the Midwest, South
Attorney FritzGerald Tondreau, who helps with immigration issues at Konbit Neg Lakay in Spring Valley, N.Y., shows intimidating videos of gang hostages and enemies being killed or beaten in Haiti.…
VTDigger to host lieutenant gubernatorial debate Tuesday at 6 p.m.
David Zuckerman, left, and John Rodgers. Photos by Riley Robinson and Mike Doughtery/VTDigger The 2024 Digger Debate Series begins Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m., with the candidates for lieutenant…