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April 30, 2021 Stacy Estes in front of his home in Sacramento, Calif on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters Half of Stacy Estes’ pay disappears every month before it hits his bank account. Each check is about $500 lighter than it should be, intercepted in the name of child support — which he wouldn’t have a problem with, if it were going to his kids. Instead, only $225 goes to his children. The rest is garnished to repay government debt he began accruing more than two decades ago when he first got behind on child support payments.  The 53-year-old Estes owes a...

Helping rural students succeed U.S. Sen. Susan M. Collins, Special to the Fiddlehead Focus • April 28, 2021 Helping students achieve their education and career goals has long been a priority for me. I recently introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping students -- especially first-generation college students and those from rural communities -- pursue higher education, complete their degrees or earn their credentials, and have satisfying work lives. Helping students achieve their education and career goals has long been a priority for me. I recently introduced two bipartisa...

Helping rural students succeed U.S. Sen. Susan M. Collins, Special to The County • April 28, 2021 Helping students achieve their education and career goals has long been a priority for me. I recently introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping students -- especially first-generation college students and those from rural communities -- pursue higher education, complete their degrees or earn their credentials, and have satisfying work lives. Helping students achieve their education and career goals has long been a priority for me. I recently introduced two bipartisan bills ai...

Nashville Tennessean Gov. Bill Lee is nearing a victory on his long-anticipated criminal justice reform agenda, legislation that seeks to curb the number of nonviolent people returning to prison and give inmates being released a better chance at succeeding. It's a policy goal the Republican governor has discussed since he was campaigning for office, and an issue he has personally cared about for two decades, when he began volunteering with a prison ministry. But it's a proposal Lee and his administration have had to work harder to sell to conservative legislators conditioned to support a "to...

Oregon education leaders call on lawmakers to “fully invest in public education” share Following the release of Oregon’s quarterly economic forecast on Feb. 24, education leaders and advocates released a statement calling on lawmakers to “fully invest in public education from pre-school through post-secondary education. ” P-20 investment, in other words.    The statement argues such investment would bolster Oregon’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and improve the state’s overall economic health. Multiple groups, including Oregon’s Public Universities and the Ame...