Chilly temperatures in Indiana mean turning up the thermostat at home, which can pose challenges for families on a tight budget. Indiana s Energy Assistance Program provides a one-time annual amount to approved households to help with their heating costs, usually if utilities have been or are about to be disconnected. Thomas Hartnett-Russell, community programs manager for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, said energy costs have risen faster than the general inflation rate this year, which has spurred more requests for relief. .
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New federal legislation would classify discriminatory book bans as violations of federal civil rights law. The Books Save Lives Act would ensure public and school libraries maintain a diverse collection of authors, and would direct government officials to report on the effects of book bans on underrepresented communities. Rep. .
Researchers at the University of Montana have been awarded more than more than $12 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue their work on a tuberculosis vaccine. It is the latest step toward developing the inoculation, which is especially important in the world s underdeveloped countries. The grant to the University of Montana s Center for Translational Medicine will be used to advance a promising vaccine candidate from the pretrial stage to clinical trials; the last stage before it is approved for clinical use. .
Pennsylvania s nonfarm jobs have surged past pre-pandemic levels, and a new report called it a full recovery for the state s labor market. The report, from the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Association, said the state has added 1.2 million positions in less than four years. Rebecca O Shea, director of workforce initiatives for the association, said the numbers reveal strength in the fields of trade, transportation and utilities. .