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The new National Parent & Youth Helpline has already taken 6,700 calls, texts and live chats since its inception in January, and now the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill to fund it permanently. Rep. ...
New data show the impacts of Connecticut's proposed child tax credit. Broken down by town, and state House and Senate districts, 268,000 eligible families would receive $306 million in tax credits. Places like Bridgeport, Hartford, and Waterbury have the largest populations of eligible families. ...
Parents wanting to ensure their children have nutritious meals can serve as their best example, according to new data. Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign involved looking at study participants' amount and availability of unhealthy beverages and food in their households. A Home Food Inventory -- a checklist of 190 items in 13 food categories used to monitor the food environment -- found processed foods, candy and microwaveable items were more attainable. ...
The sudden death of Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th, on Nov. 28 sent a shock wave through Richmond-area politics that's still being felt almost seven months later, as Democrats prepare to choose candidates Tuesday for newly drawn Senate and House of Delegates districts in his old political turf.
Virginia voters headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election that could end with the southern state electing its first black congresswoman.