A health educator said Illinoisans may be in line for another vaccination in the future. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports a total 1.3 million probable cases of the COVID-19 in Illinois, with 23,165…
The Trump Organization filed a lawsuit this week against the city of New York, more than five months after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would revoke contracts the business had with the city, including…
In the eyes of the tech industry, mental health treatment is an area ripe for disruption. In any given year, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience a form of mental illness, according to federal estimates….
The head of the Kentucky League of Cities told lawmakers in Frankfort earlier this week federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan will help but won’t be a cure-all for local needs. J.D. Chaney,…
As illegal immigration continues to surge at the southern border, President Joe Biden is under fire for reports that his administration is considering changing a key immigration policy to allow more people to enter the…
Some big scientific discoveries aren’t actually discovered. They are borrowed. That’s what happened when scientists enlisted proteins from an unlikely lender: green algae.Cells of the algal species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii are decorated with proteins that can sense light….
The North Carolina House of Representatives has approved a bill that could protect taxpayers from pension-spiking costs. Senate Bill 668 temporarily stops local boards of education from suing the state for its retirement benefit cap and…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in May 2021 that the nation’s total fertility rate had reached 1.64 children per woman in 2020, dropping 4% from 2019, a record low for the…
On Monday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a $3.4 billion budget for the 2022 fiscal year beginning July 1, cutting property tax rates and increasing public health and homelessness prevention funding. The $3,419,735,244 budget marks…
A sweeping new federal program that will provide monthly payouts to parents kicks off next month, and the Biden administration indicated there is more to come. The $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus bill passed earlier this…