As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested
Farmworkers milk dairy cows at the Welcome Stock Farms in January 2022 in Schuylerville, N.Y. Public health officials are concerned about bird flu, which so far has been detected in…
Shelby Co ex-vaccine chief loses legal bid to clear her name after botched rollout
The late Rep. Barbara Cooper of Memphis gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in February 2021. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht) The former leader of Shelby County’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has lost a…
Rural county resorts to building subsidized housing for teachers
Dream Pointe will house as many as 40 teachers in Bertie County when it opens July 1. (Photo: Bertie County Schools) The post Rural county resorts to building subsidized housing…
Congress should take proactive steps to address flooding in West Virginia and Appalachia
Flooding at Fields Creek Road in Winifrede, W.Va. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Lori Kersey | West Virginia Watch) Since 2013, the federal government has declared more than 20 flooding…
KY Republican HQ building fund tops $3.2 million, most from corporations with lobbying interests
Rendering of the planned addition to the Republican Party of Kentucky headquarters in Frankfort. Architects said they strove for consistency with “the unique and eclectic mix of buildings” in the…
Rep. Slotkin says it’s time to stop ‘playing defense on democracy’
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks in Traverse City, May 31, 2024 | Susan J. Demas U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Lansing) says that if she’s elected to the U.S. Senate this…
Dominion, Chesterfield County weigh ‘site suitability’ for natural gas plant proposal
Attendees at a rally against Dominion’s proposed natural gas plant. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Aliya Farooq lives in Chesterfield County within a three-mile radius of a proposed site of a natural…
Youngkin administration denies FOIA request from member of own task force
Kayla Owen (center) co-founded the advocacy group Friends of VMSDEP after Virginia policymakers pushed cost-cutting measures aimed at the tuition program for the children and spouses of killed or disabled…
Former Justice Bob Orr thinks clients should appeal ‘fair elections’ lawsuit dismissal
The new NC congressional map creates 10 strong Republican districts out of 14. (Source: NC Legislature) Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr said this week he plans to appeal…
Election-related wins and losses from the 2024 legislative session
Voters fill out ballots during the Rhode Island Presidential Preference Primary on April 2, 2024, at Donovan Manor in Newport. A half-dozen elections and voting-related bills cleared the Rhode Island…