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Home care aides in Washington state are seeing the benefits of health coverage for their kids. Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 775 who take care of people at home now have access to health care for their dependents. For caregiver Dani Rice, this is a big deal. ...
As fall classes and after-school activities are in full swing, Missouri families can feel pressure to do it all, but the American Heart Association warned parents a nonstop lifestyle is not sustainable or healthy. Dr. Peter Panagos, professor of emergency medicine and neurology at Washington University board chair of the American Heart Association-St. ...
Hundreds of thousands of Mainers are expected to benefit from the Biden Administration's recent announcement that it will begin drug price negotiations with Medicare. A list of 10 widely-used medicines, treating cancer, diabetes and other conditions, marks the start of a new program aimed at lowering what are some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world. Noël Bonam, AARP Maine state director called it a monumental step forward. ...
Prison reform advocates in Minnesota continue to speak out following a lockdown at the correctional facility in Stillwater. People incarcerated there want better conditions, and their supporters say systemic issues need to be addressed. A coalition is now calling for two state offices to conduct an independent human rights investigation after those being held at Stillwater staged a peaceful protest earlier this month. ...
Grassroots voting rights groups in Alabama said they are delighted by a federal court decision to discard the state's proposed congressional maps for a second time. United Women of Color and the Ordinary People Society, two of the organizations advocating for more fair representation for voters of color, are among those celebrating the move They see the decision as a necessary step toward achieving the goal. Rodreshia Russaw, executive director of the Ordinary People Society, which is a member of the Alabama Election Protection Network, hopes it serves as an example for other states in the s...