Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
People sit with their feet in the fountain at the World War II Monument amidst a heat wave on the National Mall on June 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Temperatures…
From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: The Birmingham bombing, and the aftermath
Emily Lyons and husband Jeff Lyons speak to reporters outside the Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse on April 13, 2005, in Birmingham, Alabama. Emily Lyons, the head nurse at New…
Declaration of Independence on view at Rhode Island State Archives on July 4th
At left is the first Newport printing of the Declaration of Independence by Solomon Southwick, facsimile, 1776. At right is a copy by Mary Katherine Goddard printing, 1777. (Rhode Island…
Amid mental health crisis, new compact allows social workers to practice across state lines
Sex therapist and social worker Stefani Goerlich sits in her office in Detroit. Goerlich says her hard-won relationships with clients are upended when they move away from Michigan, because most…
The Download: Watching the sausage get made on Beacon Hill
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National Democrats announce support for 7 Nevada legislative candidates
Democratic Assemblywoman Angie Taylor, who is now running for state Senate, is one seven candidates being backed by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. (Trevor Bexon / Nevada Current) Policy, politics…
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
People sit with their feet in the fountain at the World War II Monument amidst a heat wave on the National Mall on June 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Temperatures…
Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
People sit with their feet in the fountain at the World War II Monument amid a heat wave on the National Mall on June 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Temperatures…
‘No kings in America’: Biden slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting Trump immunity
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House on July 1, 2024, following the Supreme Court’s ruling on charges against former President Donald Trump that he sought to subvert…
As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested
The USDA has performed more than 17,000 tests for avian influenza on cattle, with a total of 67 herds affected throughout nine states (Getty Images). Public health officials are concerned…