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A new state audit paints a troubling picture about the access to important services for children with disabilities. But Black and Hispanic children face even greater barriers.

Of the 189,000 children with disabilities referred to New York’s Early Intervention Program, 27,000 never received an evaluation.

A bite-sized look at what we are hearing: Connecticut schools will return to providing free meals for the rest of the school year.

Alliance for Defending Freedom revealed that employees fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine will not be able to be rehired because of a DOE "problem code."

Many employees fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons will not be able to get rehired due to being assigned a “problem code” by the New York City Department of Education (DOE), a code that is also sent to the FBI, according to oral arguments made Wednesday by Alliance Defending Freedom in the case of New Yorkers for Religious Liberty v. the City of New York.

Members of the Washington Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee heard testimony for a bill that would increase payments to acute care hospitals for difficult-to-discharge Medicaid patients on Tuesday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a Wednesday morning press conference that he plans to expand access to child care for working families and support child care centers throughout his second term.

Long Beach Police Chief Wally Hebeish selected Brian McPhail, a 25-year veteran, for promotion to the rank of Commander.

Kennedy Hartmann swallowed a gummy bear.

City Council meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. to talk about the 2023 budget. The $98.2 million general fund proposal does not include a property tax hike.