A draft of Maine’s new paid family and medical leave rule now available for public input
Sen. Mattie Daughtry and Rep. Kristen Cloutier at a 2023 rally in support of their bill to create a paid family and medical leave system. (via Sen. Mattie Daughtry/ Facebook)…
Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate
Doug Goyings, a fifth-generation farmer in northwestern Ohio, received a USDA Rural Energy for America Program grant in 2023 to install a 288-panel solar array (seen at left) at his…
U.S. House rebukes Biden administration over pause in heavy bomb shipments to Israel
A bill passed Thursday, May 16, 2024 by the U.S. House says military assistance withheld from Israel “shall be delivered to Israel not later than 15 days after” the bill…
Biden celebrates ‘the power of an education’ on Brown v. Board 70th anniversary
A section of the Brown v. Board mural is seen on April 2, 2024, at the Kansas Statehouse. The mural appears outside the former Kansas Supreme Court room where 11…
Howard Dean will not run for governor of Vermont
Former Governor Howard Dean announces he will not be a candidate for governor at a press conference in Waterbury on Monday, May 20, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at…
Albuquerque is throwing out the belongings of homeless people, violating city policy
Albuquerque has escalated efforts to dismantle homeless encampments as residents have complained about the increase in people living outdoors near businesses and homes. (Photo by Gino Gutierrez for Source NM)…
Farmers and ranchers should take wildfire preparedness steps, state says
A massive plume from the Black Fire on June 9, 2022. A Red Flag warning is in effect today across much of New Mexico, and the state agriculture department is…
Steward Health Care in court
OVERVIEW This week on The Codcast, Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute and John McDonough of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are joined by Eric Gold, partner…
More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. (Credit:…
Alaska lawmakers approve bill ending use of firefighting foams with ‘forever chemicals’
Evening light is reflected in the waters of Anchorage’s Lake Spenard on Thursday. Lake Spenard and connected Lake Hood, heavily used by floatplanes and next to the Ted Stevens Anchorage…