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Advocacy groups wanted Minneapolis to complete an environmental review before approving the 2040 plan.

Advocates for juvenile-justice and child-welfare providers in Pennsylvania want the General Assembly to approve one-time funding to boost staff recruitment and retention to fight a labor-shortage crisis. The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services is requesting a $94.7 million infusion to support nearly 19,000 positions, both vacant and filled. William Vogler, CEO of Pinebrook Family Answers, which offers adoption, foster care, kinship care and child-abuse prevention progra...

Advocates for juvenile-justice and child-welfare providers in Pennsylvania want the General Assembly to approve one-time funding to boost staff recruitment and retention to fight a labor-shortage crisis. The Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth and Family Services is requesting a $94.7 million infusion to support nearly 19,000 positions, both vacant and filled. William Vogler, CEO of Pinebrook Family Answers, which offers adoption, foster care, kinship care and child-abuse prevention progra...

More than 60 businesses across Pennsylvania signed a letter to legislative leaders, calling on them to focus on improving the economic climate and abandon efforts making it harder for people to vote. The letter calls attention to the states no-excuse mail voting law passed in 2019. It has faced legal challenges after a Commonwealth Court judge sided earlier this year with some Republican lawmakers, who believe it violates the state Constitution. ...

The Connecticut General Assembly has passed a $24 billion state budget this week, which now awaits Gov. Ned Lamonts signature. It includes multiple investments to benefit the states senior population, including funding to lower the copay for people in the states Home Care Program for Elders, from 4.5% to 3%. ...

Asian American leaders in Minnesota say some community members still are struggling to recover from economic slides during the pandemic. Theyre hoping the state will lend a helping hand and make these populations feel less invisible. How to use the states historic budget surplus has been key in this years legislative session. ...

Several Minneapolis City Council races were still too close to call Tuesday night but the council will have at least four new faces.

Five first-term council members who were part of the ending police pledge faced judgment on their performance.

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Campaign finance reports show hundreds of thousands of dollars pouring into the races for mayor and City Council.