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Some of Alaska's lower-income families want the expanded Child Tax Credit program to be reinstated, as the cost of living continues to rise. The ...Read More

The number of Louisiana families with children reporting they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat in the previous week has increased by 48% ...Read More

The Hawaiian island of Lanai is one of many rural communities in the U.S. experiencing health inequities. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Lanai ...Read More

While there has been on-again, off-again talk of tech-focused antitrust legislation coming out of Washington, American parents are more focused on ...Read More

Although Amtrak's Acela cuts travel time to three hours between Washington, D.C., and New York, a proposed high-speed line could reduce it to an hour....Read More

This week is Falls Prevention Week, and the National Council on Aging is spreading the word to Oklahomans. Statistics show falls are the leading ...Read More

The city of Jackson, Mississippi, has been without water after extreme floods damaged the city's aging water infrastructure. The failure is blamed on ...Read More

A nonprofit group is suing the state of Vermont on behalf of a terminally ill Connecticut woman. At issue is Vermont's medical aid-in-dying law, ...Read More

August is National Make-a-Will Month, an opportune time for New Jersey residents to begin end-of-life planning. In a Caring.com study, 40% of ...Read More

Louisiana's children are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression - according to the 2022 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey ...Read More

Alaska is struggling in measures of child well-being, according to a new report. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey ...Read More

New Jersey ranks near the top in the nation for overall child well-being, according to the newest Kids Count Data Book, but advocates for families ...Read More

Oklahoma ranks in the bottom ten of states when it comes to child well-being, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual ...Read More

A new report finds Rhode Island has improved children's economic well-being, but it is lacking in improving education for children. The Annie E. ...Read More

A new report ranks Hawai'i 22nd among states, according to indicators on child well-being. The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its annual ...Read More

Kansas ranks 17th in the nation for promoting children's overall well-being – that's according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2022 KIDS COUNT ...Read More

Children in Delaware and other states are coping with unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression – that's according to the new 2022 KIDS COUNT ...Read More

The newest childhood well-being report released this week from the Annie E. Casey Foundation showed Mississippi does not fare well in the 50-state ...Read More

The newest childhood well-being report released this week from the Annie E. Casey Foundation showed Alabama does not fare well in the 50-state ...Read More

Children's advocacy groups are sounding the alarm about the mental-health struggles facing Vermont kids. The 2022 Kids Count Data Book released ...Read More

Children in South Carolina are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression, according to the 2020 Kids Count Data Book, released today by ...Read More

Since the Dobbs Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, groups are sounding alarm bells about antitrust legislation which could inadvertently ...Read More

The Atlantic hurricane season typically runs from June to October, and environmental groups are urging Congress to advance a bill which would require ...Read More

A survey of auditors of public companies released Wednesday found a majority have great concerns about the state of the economy and inflation. The ...Read More

The U.S. House this week passed the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, and groups advocating for maintaining biodiversity call it the most ...Read More

Last week's flash floods in Birmingham left property damaged and dozens in need of rescue. Now, local leaders and environmental groups are ...Read More

On Earth Day, two Georgia elected officials are joining more than 475 other lawmakers around the country to urge President Joe Biden to activate the ...Read More

The federal government has slashed funding for diaper banks in its annual appropriations bill, but one Louisiana advocate said even getting lawmakers ...Read More

Groups in Alabama are urging Congress to pass a fully funded, full-year appropriations bill, instead of the stopgap continued resolutions for the ...Read More

A bill in the Georgia Legislature aims to improve pay equity in the state, by preventing employers from asking about salary history during the hiring ...Read More

A new poll shows strong voter support for medical aid-in-dying legislation that would allow mentally sound, terminally ill patients with fewer than ...Read More

It's Electric Vehicle (EV) Day at the Georgia Capitol, and environmental advocates argued the pressure is on now to pass EV legislation and use funds ...Read More

According to a new poll, more than half of voters across the nation are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports medical aid in dying, and ...Read More

Rhode Island and states across the country will face challenges when the public health emergency ends and its continuous health coverage provision ...Read More

The number of South Carolina kids enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP jumped by around 9% between February 2020 and June of last year, according to the ...Read More

On tribal lands, conservationists often deal with uncertainty in securing federal grants to protect wildlife. They're hoping Congress signs off on a ...Read More

Maureen Gardner is proud of her 5-month-old son Garrett, who she says can already identify the color red and is growing so fast that he fits into ...Read More

On tribal lands, conservation groups often deal with uncertainty in securing federal grants to protect wildlife, and are hoping Congress signs off on ...Read More

ALBANY, Ga. -- Utility bills in southwest Georgia are crushing low-income residents, according to a new report called People Over Profit: The ...Read More

HONOLULU - The U.S. House could take up a vote on the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan as early as this week. In Hawaii, proponents of the ...Read More

ATLANTA - The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on the Build Back Better Act as soon as this week - and groups that have vowed to fight climate ...Read More

TRENTON, N.J. – The U.S. House of Representatives intends to vote on the "Build Back Better" plan this week, says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The ...Read More

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- As leaders from around the world meet in Glasgow, the United States' plan to tackle climate change is coming into focus....Read More

TRENTON, N.J. – A vast majority of voters in New Jersey want to expand offshore wind. That's according to a recent poll, which finds ...Read More

NORTH KONA, Hawaii -- Hawaii officials are among those heading to the annual international climate summit, and they are urging the U.S. to make good ...Read More

ATLANTA -- As leaders from around the world meet in Glasgow, the United States' plan to tackle climate change is coming into focus. The Build Back ...Read More

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Groups watching Alabama's redistricting process say new voting district maps dilute the voting strength of communities of color, ...Read More

By Judy Bankman for Yes! Media.Broadcast version by Lily Böhlke for the YES! Media-Public News Service Collaboration PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, Alaska ...Read More

TRENTON, N.J. -- Major changes are on their way to the U.S. Department of Education's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which could have a big ...Read More

ATLANTA -- Business leaders in Georgia and across the country are urging Congress to take action to curb climate change by supporting the Biden ...Read More