Gov. Murphy signs new medical debt protections into law
The new law will allow residents to seek out the care they need without facing the risk of financial calamity, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. (Courtesy of the Attorney General’s…
Utah Democratic delegates expect to release a presidential nominee endorsement Monday night
Left to right, first lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff take part in a ”Reproductive Freedom Campaign Rally” at George Mason…
Utah leaders offer (mostly) compassionate response as Biden drops reelection bid
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building on March 7, 2024…
State: Nursing home resident suffocated while trapped in bed rails
The NewAldaya Lifescapes nursing home in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth) A Cedar Falls nursing home has been cited for the death of a resident who suffocated while…
It’s time for Congress to intervene with the Bonneville Power Administration
The Lower Monumental Dam on the Snake River, in southeast Washington. (Bonneville Power Administration) While “energy crisis” is an overused term, recent estimates show the Pacific Northwest could face a…
Teachers union files federal lawsuit alleging MOHELA mismanaged millions of student loans
The Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA)’s Columbia operating center, as photographed Feb. 28 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses a quasi-governmental organization…
More northeastern Colorado poultry workers infected with bird flu
Chickens gather around a feeder at a farm on Aug. 9, 2014, in Osage, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Colorado health officials identified two more cases of the highly…
R.I. Democratic delegates to vote Wednesday on Harris endorsement
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd during a campaign event at James B. Dudley High School on July 11, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)…
DNC panel to meet in public to set ‘transparent, fair’ framework to pick presidential nominee
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff view a Fourth of July fireworks display over the National Mall from the Blue…
Indiana delegates “unattached” to presidential candidates at DNC 2024
Indiana Democratic Party Chair Mike Schumhl, pictured at the Indiana Democratic Convention on June 13, 2024, said the state’s delegates are “unattached” to political campaigns following the end of President…