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Religious groups on college campuses that have long counseled students grappling with issues of faith or spirituality are now adding mental health clinicians in campus religious hubs, and training religious leaders to know when to refer students to psychological care.
Local concerns about solar’s impact on property values, the environment and health so far have been unfounded, but residents are still divided on whether the panels are ideal neighbors, or eyesores.
There are at least four states considering new or replacement symbols in their upcoming sessions, including the blueberry muffin bill in New Jersey. The blueberry muffin already is the state muffin of Minnesota, and the apple muffin is the state muffin of New York, while the corn muffin reigns in Massachusetts.
Almost 300 Moms Demand Action volunteers ran for office this year. More than half will bring their gun control demands to the halls of power as elected officials.
One common maneuver to avoid detection is to use the names of “family members or close associates as ‘fronts’ to create new sham” businesses, said Lori Swanson, who served as Minnesota attorney general from 2007 to 2019.
With federal stimulus dollars flowing and pressure building to accelerate student learning post-pandemic, some public school districts like are trying new ways of pairing small groups of students with supportive adults.
The attacks on a body image book speak to the heightened state of anti-LGBTQ+ hate and the unique cultural position that the American Girl brand holds.
A review of 90 government audits, released exclusively to KHN in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, reveals that health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations requiring them to document medical conditions the government paid them to treat.
Even with paid sick leave, teachers — especially in elementary schools — say staying home creates “more work.”
With $300 million in pandemic funds, 50 recovery strategies and two years to tweak plans, St. Paul Public Schools officials vow to gather data, evaluate and pivot in real time.
Unlike methadone, the traditional medication to wean people off heroin or other opioids, buprenorphine can be prescribed at primary care clinics and dispensed at neighborhood pharmacies.
Is the massive tranche of money a target for elected officials to use for politically infused projects that will do little to offer restitution or help those harmed?
Spurred by pandemic-era lessons, several states are rethinking their enrollment policies for the youngest Medicaid members. Oregon is leading the way after getting federal approval to implement a new continuous-enrollment policy.
New Jersey’s teachers are now required to teach climate change beginning in kindergarten, and across most subjects, including art, social studies, world languages and PE. Supporters hope the lessons will spread.
Every year more than 20,000 pregnancies in the U.S. result in a stillbirth, but not all of these tragedies were inevitable. As many as one in four stillbirths are potentially preventable.
