Month: July 2019
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Community
Report Shows Continuing Decline of Manufacturing Jobs
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new report documents the shift of manufacturing jobs away from Northeastern states as the manufacturing sector…
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Government
New Report Spotlights State-Level Divides on Abortion Policy
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A mid-year report from the Guttmacher Institute on abortion access in the United States puts the state-level…
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Lifestyle
Birth Workers Call for Expanded Coverage of Pregnant Women, Doulas
[STORY UPDATED 7/09/19] RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia’s Medicaid agency has launched a new outreach program to help lower the maternal…
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Community
Mountain Valley Pipeline Protest Ends in Arrest
SUMMERS CO., W.Va. – Protests against the Mountain Valley Pipeline continue this week, and Wednesday a man was arrested after…
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Lifestyle
VA National Park Sites Wait for Funding to Make Repairs
WINCHESTER, Va. – The aging national parks are in need of repairs and maintenance, and a bill to fund that…
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Government
Tennesseans Losing Medicaid; State Hasn’t Bounced Back from Software Failure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee is one of three states in the country with the sharpest drop in Medicaid enrollment between…
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Government
In Shelby County, a Push to Reduce Youth Solitary Confinement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A juvenile detention center in Shelby County has reduced the use of solitary confinement among children in…
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Government
Eyes on NC State Court After SCOTUS Gerrymandering Decision
RALEIGH, N.C. – The fight for fair congressional maps continues at the state level, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent…
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Government
NC Senate Passes Bill Requiring Law Enforcement to Cooperate with ICE
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina legislators have passed House Bill 370, which, if enacted into law, would force county sheriffs…
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Health
New App Aims to Increase Access to Suicide-Prevention Resources
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network has launched a smartphone app that helps connect users to local mental-health…
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