Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships
Sailors decorate the mess decks in observance of Pride Month aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham in the Atlantic Ocean on June 16, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo…
DFL candidate touts experience as administrator of treatment center, but its license was revoked
Minnesota Capitol. Photo courtesy House Information Services. A DFL-endorsed candidate running for an open state House seat touts her job as administrator of a substance abuse treatment program on her…
Funds for homeless shelter, housing for ex-incarcerated among Landry’s nonprofit budget vetoes
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry delivers his address to state lawmakers on opening day of the regular legislative session, Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge.…
What you need to know about Alaska’s contested homeschool allotments
Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills explains the administration’s understanding of a ruling that struck down key components of the state’s correspondence school program, in the Alaska State Capitol on May…
Complaint alleges Oregon GOP congressional candidate Mike Erickson withheld financial information
Mike Erickson, a Lake Oswego logistics consultant and the Republican nominee for the 6th Congressional District, was charged with driving under the influence in 2016. (Campaign photo) The head of…
Why CA firefighters are waiting for workers comp
Therapist Jennifer Alexander and retired Cal Fire Captain Todd Nelson review their last session at her office in Gold River on April 24, 2024. Photo by Cristian Gonzalez for CalMatters…
‘Larger than life’ sociologist who broke down racial barriers at University of Kentucky dies at 88
Doris Y. Wilkinson (Photo provided by University of Kentucky) Doris Y. Wilkinson, a University of Kentucky sociologist and part of its first class of Black undergraduates, died June 23. She…
Environmental StoneWorks workers allege widespread wage theft, racial discrimination
Angel Torres says Environmental StoneWorks, a subsidiary of the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, paid immigrant workers less at its North Branch factory. Torres was speaking…
Undecided voters are the prize for both Biden and Trump in Thursday presidential debate
The McCamish Pavilion at Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. It is the site of the press center for media covering the CNN debate between President Joe…
‘Total system breakdown’: California firefighters with PTSD face a workers’ comp nightmare
In summary Even when suicidal, California firefighters struggle to find medical help and navigate the workers’ comp morass to pay for it. A 2021 analysis showed their claims were more…