‘Extremely low pay’ cited at U.S. Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage
John Arthur, a teacher at Meadowlark Elementary in Salt Lake City, Utah, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 20, 2024.…
Washington sees steep rise, then slow down in prescriptions to treat opioid addiction
Buprenorphine is among three medications used to treat opioid addiciton. (Joe Raedle Getty Images) Washington’s medical professionals nearly tripled the state’s prescribing rate of buprenorphine, an opioid addiction treatment medication,…
The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state
A hiring sign is seen at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair in Los Angeles in 2021. Job openings are down, especially in tech support roles in…
‘It’s frustrating’: Why a gay California senator is annoyed by his own LGBTQ health info bill
In summary Sen. Scott Wiener is irked that he had to introduce a bill that would require health officials to ask LGBTQ people for demographic info on state health forms.…
Marshall Ramsey: Le Tweeter
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40 years later, Island Pond has little interest in revisiting its historic raid
National news outlets including the Boston Globe reported on the state’s June 22, 1984, raid on Island Pond’s Northeast Kingdom Community Church. Photo illustration by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger In a remote…
‘Extremely low pay’ cited at U.S. Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage
Students work in a French class at Wasatch Junior High School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) WASHINGTON —…
Congress silenced free speech in TikTok law, platform tells federal court
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew takes questions from Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March…
SPLC hosts first training for individuals to teach advocacy and organizing
Participants in the SPLC Advocacy Institute listen to introductions on Thursday June 20, 2024 in Montgomery, Alabama. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector) The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Alabama office Thursday began work…
Sitka and Juneau residents propose hard caps on cruise ships as tourism grows
Three cruise ships are docked along Juneau’s waterfront on the evening on March 10, as a Princess cruise ship on the right is departing the capital city. (Photo by Yereth…