Pa. budget restores funding for prison bus program that had been at risk of closing

A bus program that shuttles families to Pennsylvania’s far-flung state prisons will soon resume a full schedule of trips ...

How 5 States Gave Property Tax Relief in Their 2027 Budget

South Dakota’s 2027 state budget totals approximately $7.47 billion, up by a little over 2 percent from the year that just ...
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President signals public transport pivot in 2027 Budget to ease household costs

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has signalled that improving Sri Lanka’s public transport system will be a key priority in ...

Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees On Medicaid

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez and KFF Health News HealthDay ReportersTHURSDAY, July 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — As the Trump ...

Sacramento County government cares more about cops than vulnerable kids | Opinion

California’s shift toward family placement has outpaced its ability to care for foster children. Sacramento County is ...

Joining Forces for Their First Family Home in Philadelphia

A longtime renter, her mother and her daughter chipped in what they could to find a three-bedroom house in Germantown for ...

Parents of 44 children kicked out of Sacramento’s motel shelters sue city, nonprofit

After calling a list of shelters with her caseworker, she added, "I don't know where to go. There is nothing out there." ...

Advocates celebrate legislative victories benefitting RI children and families

Local leaders joined early childhood advocates on Wednesday to highlight new legislative victories for youth and families ...

Hays CISD adding extra fee for student-athletes next school year

HAYS COUNTY, Texas - Hays CISD will be adding an extra fee for students participating in sports starting next school year.
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Democratic governors say proposed changes to federal grants would harm reproductive health care

A coalition of 23 state governors and the governor of Guam, all Democrats, submitted a joint comment to the U.S. Office of ...

State employees, retirees to be charged extra for using WakeMed

For the 750,000 members of North Carolina's State Health Plan, using WakeMed could cost thousands of dollars extra starting ...

Colorado kids’ health, education challenges persist, report shows

Despite having one of the country’s highest median incomes, Colorado families are struggling to afford essentials like food, housing, health care and child care. That’s according to the Colorado ...