Public health officials are warning about fake prescription pills ahead of concert season. The Illinois Poison Center representatives say some may contain contain fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid at the center of the nation’s overdose crisis. Fentanyl…
The nine largest counties on Colorado’s Front Range received at least $6.5 billion in loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to a national database. The loans supported over 750,000 jobs at businesses in…
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 241-182 in favor of legislation that would regulate PFAS. The PFAS Action Act would require federal regulators to establish national drinking water standards for per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances. The legislation would…
In late June, a New York appellate court issued a landmark ruling intended to prevent people from being needlessly rendered homeless or separated from their families during their criminal cases. But a month later, the…
As a short-distance track and field runner in high school and college, I often found myself wondering which of the eight or sometimes nine lanes on the track was the fastest. It was conventional wisdom…
Maine’s pandemic-ravaged unemployment system will be getting an overhaul under a new law signed by Gov. Janet Mills. The new law seeks to modernize the system by improving the process for filing initial claims, boosting…
Thanks to larger than expected receipts from income, sales and business taxes, Kentucky officials Friday reported a record surplus for the 2021 fiscal year. In all, payments to the state’s General Fund totaled $12.8 billion…
Illinois is the 21st most prosperous state in the country. The 2021 United States Prosperity Index is a comprehensive assessment of all aspects of prosperity, including safety and security, business environment, health and living conditions….
Only Louisiana ranks lower than Florida in COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home workers with less than 42% of staff caring for more than 160,000 Floridians in 700-plus nursing homes and assisted living facilities fully…
After announcing that certain healthcare workers would be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly coronavirus testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio is now considering the same for other city workers, including teachers, he said…