Weekend humor from Celia Rivenbark: Young women and the “man or bear” dilemma
Humor columnist Celia Rivenbark is perplexed by the social media posts of young women who say they’d rather meet a bear while alone in the woods than a man. (Photo:…
Fewer early childhood education seats in latest Louisiana budget plan, teacher pay intact
(Photo credit: Wesley Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) While lawmakers maintained public school teacher pay at its current level, early childhood education slots would be cut next year under the latest proposed Louisiana…
Universities try 3-year degrees to save students time, money
(Getty Images) With college costs rising and some students and families questioning the return on investment of a four-year degree, a few pioneering state universities are exploring programs that would…
States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a patient’s reason for seeking an abortion, with varying degrees of specificity. Many of those states…
Bon appetit, Trump’s zombies
Former President Donald Trump’s mug shot. By James E. Garcia It’s been nearly four years since I wrote that the “Republican Party may not be dead yet, but it’s probably…
Michigan members of Congress point the finger at the media for elevating conflict in government
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Bruce Twp.) at the Mackinac Policy Conference, May 30, 2024 | Anna Liz Nichols Michigan’s two Democratic U.S. senators and two Republican U.S. representatives joined together at…
After-school care is critical to Michigan’s future success, leaders say
Getty Images As elected officials, policymakers and business leaders grapple with how best to increase workforce participation, one item that doesn’t always make the top of the list, but perhaps…
21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid
An aerial view shows high voltage power lines on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-one states are joining a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to modernize…
Shootz! Memorial Lanterns, Endangered Moorhens And Housing Bills Stay Afloat
Tributes to the departed lighted up the sea at Ala Moana Beach Park and the governor signed measures to increase affordable housing in Hawaii this past week.
Education, housing and health care come out on top in lawmakers’ revised fiscal 2025 budget
Copies of the proposed fiscal 2025 Rhode Island budget await distribution at the State House on Friday, May 31, 2024. (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current) Good news for transit riders, Medicaid…