Bird flu strikes flock of 4.2 million chickens in Sioux County
This week’s avian influenza confirmation is the first in Iowa poultry this year. Photo by Getty Images. Avian influenza that is very transmissible and lethal for domestic birds has been…
Cox calls on Utahns to consider foster care amid biggest shortage of licensed families in decades
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and the first lady Abby Cox call on Utahns to consider foster care amid biggest shortage of licensed families in decades on May 28, 2024. (Screenshot…
New judicial order on holding drug dealers not likely to crowd jails
The new order is directed at those arrested for the worst drug crimes, including selling fentanyl like these blue pills that were seized in a recent Multnomah County raid. (Courtesy…
A parents’ advocacy group wants FL and other states to implement a summer meal program
Inflation continues to drop but lingering high prices, particularly for groceries, have left consumers grumpy, says one economist. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images Quality Journalism for Critical Times More than…
Vermont Supreme Court hears arguments in accidental Covid-19 vaccination case
The Vermont Supreme Court in March 2020. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Vermont Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case brought by the parents of a student…
With U of I deal in limbo, Phoenix seeks to talk to other buyers
A sign marks the location of the University of Phoenix Chicago Campus on July 30, 2015, in Schaumburg, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on May 28, 2024…
Bird flu strikes flock of 4.2 million chickens in Sioux County
This week’s avian influenza confirmation is the first in Iowa poultry this year. (Photo via Getty Images) Avian influenza that is very transmissible and lethal for domestic birds has been…
Medicaid unwinding deals blow to tenuous system of care for Native Americans
Photo illustration by PxHere (Creative Commons) About a year into the process of redetermining Medicaid eligibility after the Covid-19 public health emergency, more than 20 million people have been kicked…
SC stands to have all white Supreme Court as race narrows to 2 candidates
Two candidates remain in the running for South Carolina’s Supreme Court, Judge Blake Hewitt, left and Judge Letitia Verdin, right. (Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette) COLUMBIA — South Carolina is expected…
Lamont signs CT paid sick leave law; ceremony marks wedge issue
Gov. Ned Lamont conducted a ceremonial signing Tuesday of a bill expanding paid sick days that Democrats and Republicans agree offers voters a wedge issue separating the two parties in…