Thursday, September 22, 2022
We're in the middle of Arkansas Peace Week, which is packed full of activities and events to promote the goals of peace and justice in the state…
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Save the Children's Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab aims to help communities design and test new, creative ways to reduce rural child …
Ahead of the general election on November 8, there's an urgent push for voter registration in Arkansas. In 2020, 83% of Arkansas citizens reported …
Friday, September 23, 2022
Despite being aimed at children in kindergarten through third grade, Florida teachers say what's often referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" law has …
Environmental groups are calling on Georgia's Environmental Protection Division to reject permits to build a titanium mine near an intact freshwater w…
Experts are reminding parents to schedule time to get health screenings for kids - and to also think beyond the basic back-to-school physical…
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Thursday, September 22, 2022
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time to shed light on what continues to be one of the toughest topics to discuss for many …
Gwinnett County's uninsured population of 15.6% is slightly higher than the state rate of 15.3%, according to 2020 U.S. census data. Renee Byrd-…
Environmental groups are calling on Georgia's Environmental Protection Division to reject permits to build a titanium mine near an intact freshwater w…
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Colleges and universities in Kentucky are looking at new ways to address the equity gap among their students, through specialized training for their …
A new initiative is providing funding to individuals and grassroots groups across the Commonwealth with creative solutions to reduce hunger among rura…
With only four weeks left before the state's voter-registration deadline, advocacy groups say they are sounding the alarm on a ballot initiative …
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
One in four Americans age 65 and older takes an unexpected fall each year. During Falls Prevention Awareness Week, experts are encouraging older …
As state lawmakers continue negotiations over Medicaid expansion, advocates say decades of funding community-based initiatives have helped create …
Congress is considering legislation to place more oversight on diagnostic lab tests currently not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration…
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Advocates for children's well-being are in Washington, D.C. today, calling on lawmakers to invest in
kids.
The Save the Children advocacy summit is …
The Inflation Reduction Act has made a historic investment of $370 billion dollars to fight climate change over the next decade. Among its benefits…
After an investigation found the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs deliberately targeted young people using a variety of marketing practices, Tennessee is …
Controversial books are nothing new, but the incidence of book challenges and bans has increased substantially in recent years. This week marks the …
Experts say part of the secret to living a long and healthy life is to keep moving, which is one of the goals at this week's Virginia Senior Games in …
Some farmers of color have been hesitant to interact with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency after a history of discrimination…
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Thousands of former mines, brownfield sites, and orphaned oil and gas wells are scattered across West Virginia, and a new report from the National …
The Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Joe Biden last month caps the cost of insulin at $35 per month for seniors who have Medicare…
By Quincy Gray McMichael for Yes! Media. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service, Reporting for the YES! Media-Public News …
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