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Texan Business and faith leaders and immigration policy experts met recently in Dallas to urge lawmakers and the Biden administration to enact policy changes that would allow long-term undocumented immigrants in the U.S. to apply for work permits.
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Massachusetts parents of children harmed by social media platforms are calling on Congress to advance the bipartisan "Kids Online Safety Act." The bill would require platforms to default to their most restrictive parental controls, creating a "duty of care" to protect children but it has been months since an emotional Senate hearing, when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered a public apology. Deb Schmill, president of the Becca Schmill Foundation in Needham, whose daughter died of an accidental drug overdose after being relentlessly cyberbullied, said Congress...
Wyoming's suicide rate ranks first in the nation, according to the most recent data, and state lawmakers are taking steps to improve access to mental health care. The state budget recently passed by legislators prioritized ten million dollars for investments in mental health for K-12 students. Rep. ...
A new report from Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families says nationwide, 4.16 million fewer children were enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. The report tracks the impacts of lifting COVID-19 coverage protections on Medicaid enrollment, showing that Tennessee experienced more than 59,000 disenrollments. Michele Johnson, executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, said 76% of people in Tennessee who've lost coverage did so due to procedural reasons, meaning the state doesn't know whether they're eligible or not. ...