(The Center Square) – Partial benefits will be issued for nearly 1.4 million North Carolinians relying on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the state Health Department says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave guidance on Tuesday. Federal funding being provided this week would allow the state Department of Health and Human Services, which administers […]

The federal legal battle over the future of a Florida law that gives parents and others the right to target school library books for removal is moving to the appellate court, with an outcome that may have national implications. Lawsuits challenging House Bill 1069, which was passed two years ago, have had different outcomes depending […]

(The Center Square) — The New Orleans Office of Homeless Services and Strategies is bracing for deep reductions next year that could trigger layoffs, stall rehousing, and send encampments back into commercial corridors, according to department leaders. Director Nate Fields said the department’s 2025 budget of about $11.1 million would fall to $6.41 million in 2026, […]

(The Center Square) – Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are taking the first step to change how the state’s Elections Commission handles election complaints. The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections held a hearing on The Help America Vote Act, officially known as AB 595. The plan would stop the Wisconsin Elections Commission from dismissing election […]