Thursday, December 7, 2023
A new report is calling for greater accountability in the system providing funding to farmers in underserved communities.
The research takes a dive …
An Alabama bookstore is working to make sure people in prison have access to books. The Burdock Book Collective in Birmingham is on a mission to …
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Arkansas is set to reduce income tax rates for individuals and corporations starting next year.
Opportunity Arkansas is advocating for the …
In Arkansas and across the nation, open enrollment for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act ends on December 15 at midnight. The …
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Another controversial move in Florida's education system is a proposal to drop sociology, the study of social life and the causes and consequences of …
The Students for Justice in Palestine chapters at the University of Florida and the University of South Florida are filing lawsuits against the deacti…
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Thursday, December 7, 2023
Research in Georgia is getting a boost to help enhance the lives of people living with Alzheimer's disease and provide better support.
In Georgia…
A new report calls for greater accountability in the system that provides funding to farmers in underserved communities. The research takes a dive …
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
It's estimated that one in three Kentuckians struggles to pay medical bills, and the issue continues to be a driving factor in personal bankruptcy …
By Anna Massoglia and Jimmy Cloutier for OpenSecrets.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for the OpenSecrets-Pu…
With news of more large-scale fish dumps in coastal Louisiana waters in recent weeks, advocates are calling for more regulations on the menhaden …
Advocates are calling for catch limits and a buffer zone to protect menhaden in the Gulf of Mexico. Menhaden, known in Louisiana as pogies, are small …
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
By Caleb Bedillion for The Marshall Project.Broadcast version by Danielle Smith for Mississippi News Connection reporting for the Marshall Project-Pub…
A new report finds Mississippi could be doing a lot more to better serve the people in the state who need long-term care. AARP's Long-Term Care …
Friday, December 8, 2023
Most people probably never give a second thought to their visits to the dentist, but not everyone can navigate this process with ease. People with …
Small Business Saturday has come and gone and the North Carolina Sustainable Business Council urged people to keep "shopping local" this season…
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
A Knoxville-based environmental group is voicing health and safety concerns about the development of a landfill for radioactive waste from the Y12 Ura…
With the next Farm Bill stalled in Congress and rising food insecurity in Tennessee, advocacy groups say there's a pressing need to address a hurdle …
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
A recent report found wetlands forming on surface mines in Virginia can benefit the state.
The wetlands form because surface mining flattens land…
A Virginia group is working out ways to reforest former mines across Appalachia. The state has several hundred thousand acres of mine land, which …
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Senate lawmakers are soon expected to vote on the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, legislation introduced this year by Republican Sen…
Since West Virginia's Medicaid eligibility review began this spring, around 100,000 residents have been kicked off the rolls. Experts have said many …
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