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Federal court ruling on Alabama prison mental health care could lower staffing requirements
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (994+ words) ICEd Out: "Who holds them accountable?" (Part 3) The state could be allowed to hire fewer qualified corrections officers to address mental health needs in Alabama prisons under a federal court ruling last week, according to criminal justice reform advocates. A…...
Michigan's students deserve more than a blank future
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (205+ words) ICEd Out: "Who holds them accountable?" (Part 3) Daniel"s experience is not isolated. Nearly one in three high school graduates are unsure of their next steps after graduation. In Michigan, roughly one in three do not go on to enroll…...
Medicaid again to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood as GOP ban ends
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (1027+ words) ICEd Out: "Who holds them accountable?" (Part 3) WASHINGTON " Republicans celebrated last year when they barred Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood for one year, predicting the financial impact would hollow out the organization." A year later, with that section…...
Scrapped Air Products project could signal stiffer headwinds for CO2 storage
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (717+ words) ICEd Out: "Couldn't get much worse' (Part 2) Political hostility and public distrust are likely to blame for the recent cancellation of the $4. 5 billion Air Products & Chemicals Clean Energy Complex in Louisiana, according to industry analysts who see potential ripple effects…...
State gives K12 teachers earlier access to money for classroom supplies
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (579+ words) ICEd Out: "Couldn't get much worse' (Part 2) As the first day of school inches closer, Mississippi education officials are making it easier for K-12 teachers to access the money the state gives teachers to set up their classrooms. The Education Enhancement…...
Stuart Bell is the new University of Florida president, concluding a two-year search
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (577+ words) ICEd Out: "Couldn't get much worse' (Part 2) The University of Florida has a permanent president again." The Florida Board of Governors approved former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell as president of the university Wednesday, ending two years of interim…...
Virginia to fund cancer screening program for firefighters
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (734+ words) ICEd Out: "Couldn't get much worse' (Part 2) Virginia's new two-year budget earmarks millions to help offset current and forthcoming federal funding changes to healthcare and social services. It also accomplished a bipartisan multi-year effort to fund cancer screenings for firefighters....
Nevada joins multi-state task force to update the region's transmission lines
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (704+ words) ICEd Out: "Couldn't get much worse' (Part 2) Fragmented energy planning and transmission bottlenecks are pushing the Western U. S. power grid to the brink and threatening energy stability as the region faces an aging grid, surging demand and extreme weather events. On…...
New barriers save the day for Bristol July 4th concerts in the park
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (962+ words) ICEd Out: "Couldn't get much worse' (Part 2) The music is back at Independence Park in Bristol. So are the folding chairs, the coolers and the longtime neighbors finding one another beside Bristol Harbor." On June 21, the first night of this…...
In latest attempt to charge March 11 ICE protesters, state police identify man accused of smashing police van window
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (646+ words) ICEd Out: "Couldn't get much worse' (Part 2) State police have identified and cited a suspect they accused of smashing a police van window and injuring a trooper during the chaotic March 11 immigration raid and protest in South Burlington." Police issued…...