Transparency should be the rule in Kentucky pensioners’ long-running challenge to hedge funds
Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate has recently issued rulings allowing Kentucky pensioners to pursue their lawsuit against some giants of the financial world for alleged breach of fiduciary duty in…
We are Haiti’s neighbor. Let’s be a good one now.
There are now about 8,000 Rhode Islanders of Haitian descent contributing to the state’s immigrant culture and economy. (Getty image) In April, the United States resumed deporting Haitians on flights…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
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. (Getty…
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. |…
Amid lawsuits on Ohio abortion laws, researchers study impacts on care
An OB-GYN patient examination chair. (Getty images.) Researchers from several Ohio universities have found that state laws that regulate abortion services are “harmful” to patients and make it harder for…
Child care providers: We like the $25K grant, love the free business coaching
Let’s Grow Outside serves about 100 families, some at its outdoor-based program at Joppa Farm and Forest School in Bedford. (Courtesy) Ellen Grudzien is the founder, executive director, accountant, and…
Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
Children’s Defense Fund program director Graciela Camarena assists Lucia Salazar with filling out Medicaid and SNAP application forms for her family in Pharr, Texas, in November 2023. States with the…
Tenant protections failed to gain traction in the Statehouse
A sign solicits renters on Colchester Avenue in Burlington in July 2022. File photo by Anna Ste. Marie/Vermont Public This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was…
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. (Getty…