Biden proposes 5% cap on rent hikes for corporate-owned apartments
(Nevada Current file photo) President Joe Biden wants to cap yearly rent increases on corporate owned properties nationwide at 5% and free up federal land in Nevada to build more…
Responding to Climate Change
Theresa Pasqual. (Photo courtesy of NMPBS) Like many others, Theresa Pasqual, director of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office at the Pueblo of Acoma, knows that long before human-caused climate change…
Ohio voter advocates warn group is making troubling challenges, ask Sec. of State to guide counties
(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Voting rights advocacy organizations are calling on the Ohio Secretary of State to create consistency within the county boards of elections when it comes to…
Wisconsin picture is mixed in report finding greater disparities in women’s health care
A mother cradlies her newborn son in a hospital. (Getty Images Creative) At a time of increasing women’s health care disparities across the country, Wisconsin ranks in the top 25%…
Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states
Dental therapist Sarah Chagnon treats a patient at the Swinomish Dental Clinic in La Conner, Wash., as part of a school-based “sealant week” program. More states are considering authorizing licensures…
NH unemployment claims rising, a potential salve for tight labor market
In June 2024, the average number of weekly unemployment claims filed in New Hampshire was just under the number in June 2019, according to the Department of Employment Security. (Courtesy…
Special interest groups endorse, donate to Mississippi judicial candidates
Special interest groups have donated at least $117,000 to candidates running in contested elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court and the Mississippi Court of Appeals so far this year, and…
CalMatters’ 9th anniversary: Trusted community-centered journalism, now with The Markup
In summary CalMatters has published more than 11,000 stories and columns that Californians have used to transform the state’s future. Nine years ago today, CalMatters started publishing journalism to hold…
Youth vote targeted at ‘party-agnostic’ event for teens, college kids during GOP convention
Myiah Waddy, 17, of Milwaukee, participates in the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics Youth VoteFest near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Ashley Murray/States…
Editor’s Notebook: The great state of New Hampshire, with an asterisk
There are a lot of reasons to love New Hampshire. There’s a growing list of reasons why it’s difficult to live here. (Dana Wormald | New Hampshire Bulletin) There are…