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Iowa wildlife officials are asking outdoor enthusiasts to cast a birds-eye view on bald eagle nests to help track their health, and are also on a mission to boost the number of amphibians in the state - all with the help of volunteers. There are between 700 and 800 eagle nests in Iowa, thanks in large part to protections from the Endangered Species Act - a federal law that just turned 50. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Bald Eagle Nest Monitor Program Director Stephanie Shepherd sai...

Pennsylvania is taking a significant step this year by providing funding to counties for indigent legal defense for residents. The passage of House Bill 1300 will provide $7.5 million for indigent defense services provided to people who cannot afford legal representation. Sarah Jacobson, executive director of the Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania, said the bill creates an indigent defense advisory committee and a grant program. ...

By Amanda Robb for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for the Ms. Magazine-Public News Service Collaboration At 9:05 a.m. ...

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are considering a resolution to convene a Convention of States, a process voting rights groups said could put civil liberties at risk. Congress is required to hold a convention under Article V of the Constitution if two-thirds of state legislatures call for one. Geoff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, said there are no rules in the Constitution for how to govern a convention and no guarantee, even the First Amendment, would be safe. ...

The FBI is warning Hoosiers about an urgent, growing danger called "sextortion." Warning lights are flashing, alarm bells are blaring, and this is not a drill. Online predators are targeting children, especially, boys between 14 and 17 years old with a scam known as sextortion. Here is how it works: Criminals use fake social media profiles and trick kids into exchanging sexually explicit videos or pictures. ...

While Missouris legislative session has just begun, child-care tax credits are at top of mind with a bipartisan House bill. HB 1488 takes a three-pronged approach to supplementing the child-care industry. Casey Hanson, deputy director with Kids Win Missouri, said it will help make strides in Missouris child-care deserts and help with better outcomes for all Missouri children. ...

Black children in Michigan are performing worse than their peers nationally in every metric measured, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundations new Race for Results report. The January report shows an overall nationwide failure to equip all children to succeed - with policy choices and lack of support for families resulting in particularly dire outcomes for Black, Latino and American Indian or Alaska Native children. ...

The timber industry is pushing back against the Biden administrations proposal to limit commercial logging in the nations last old-growth forests. The move announced last month would put restrictions on harvesting within a small fraction of lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service. ...

A new report looks at childrens well-being in every state and finds in Illinois, the outcomes vary greatly depending on race. In its Race for Results report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzed indicators of child well-being, from early childhood education and reading achievement, to family resources. ...

The 14th annual "State of Child Welfare in Pennsylvania" report is out. It shows some progress but also highlights ongoing areas of concern. Reports of child abuse and neglect allegations have risen in the last two years, coming close to pre-pandemic levels. ...