Nov 09 As pandemic funding fades, Missouri child care providers wonder what’s next By Gabrielle Hays Along with helping child care facilities stay open, American Rescue Plan funds helped many providers increase wages for child care workers, who have long been among the country’s lowest-paid workers. Continue reading
Nov 08 At 3rd debate, GOP candidates support raising retirement age By Associated Press Republican presidential candidates came out swinging with benefit cuts to Social Security in order to preserve the retirement income program. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 5:24 Explaining the staggering rise of syphilis in newborn babies By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow The last decade has brought an alarming rise in the number of babies born in the U.S. with syphilis. New CDC data showed more than 3,700 babies born with the disease in 2022, about 10 times the number born in… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 4:51 Why school board elections are garnering national attention By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris School board elections have become a new battleground in American politics, with typically non-partisan races becoming increasingly polarized and garnering national attention. That was true in this week's election among a few closely watched counties. Julie Marsh, a professor of… Continue watching
Nov 08 Here are the states where abortion access may be on the ballot in 2024 By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Ohio on Tuesday became the seventh state where voters have opted to protect abortion access over the past year. Continue reading
Nov 08 Minnesota city is believed to be the first in the U.S. to elect a Somali American as mayor By Associated Press The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that she campaigned in support of investing in community policing and programs to make homeownership more affordable. Continue reading
Nov 08 Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Republicans have held the governorship the past 20 years in Mississippi. Continue reading
Nov 07 Maine voters reject new utilities proposal, approve a stop to foreign spending in referendums By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election dominated by a decision over whether to replace the state's two much-criticized private electric utilities. Continue reading
Nov 07 Exonerated ‘Central Park 5’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Exonerated "Central Park Five" member Yusef Salaam has won a seat on the New York City Council, decades after he was wrongly imprisoned as a teen in an infamous rape case. Continue reading
Nov 07 Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island’s first Black candidate elected to Congress By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Amo, the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants who once worked as a White House aide, succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. Continue reading