Laughter’s the best medicine. But health care summit prompts serious discussion
Attorney General Peter Neronha points his finger at numerous parties and trends for Rhode Island’s struggling health care system at the Rhode Island Health Care Summit in the House chamber…
Washington will require insurers to reveal reasons for rate hikes
(Getty Images) Insurers will soon have to provide customers a clear explanation for increases in their auto and home insurance premiums at the time of renewal. Beginning Saturday, companies must…
Immigrants can help with population and labor challenges in Michigan, report finds
Getty Images U.S. immigrants play a significant role in the development of Michigan’s economy, a new report by the American Immigration Council found. The report, published Wednesday, found immigrants make…
Daily alcohol, cannabis use on the rise in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 23: Advocates for marijuana legal reform listen to music while attending the first annual National Cannabis Festival April 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. The festival was…
Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide funding to help school districts purchase clean school buses, most of them electric. Shown is a yellow electric school bus plugged…
Whitmer announces housing and energy affordability plans to drive down cost of living in Michigan
Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Chief Executive Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the Mackinac Policy Conference May 29, 2024 | Anna Liz Nichols Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced at the Mackinac…
Low-wage states with cheap housing dominated the post-pandemic jobs boom
Austin, Texas, has seen significant growth in tech employment in the past five years, fueling the state’s overall job creation. Texas and Florida saw most of the new jobs created…
Why Arizona organizers aren’t shying away from saying ‘abortion’
Chris Love, a senior advisor to the Arizona for Abortion Access campaign, speaks at an April 17, 2024, press conference at the Arizona Capitol. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona…
Doctors urge U.S. Supreme Court to include abortion as stabilizing care under federal law
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —…
Avian influenza gene found in Forsyth County wastewater discharge; dairy cattle suspected source
(Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images) A gene found in a strain of avian influenza – H5N1 – was detected in industrial discharge from the Forsyth County/ Winston-Salem wastewater treatment plant last…