Bernstein Private Wealth Management reports that Trump accounts, a new tax-deferred savings tool for families, are better suited for retirement than education funding. more

With the heat index expected to reach as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit this week, full shelters and worsening climate conditions, the homeless in New Orleans are bracing for the additional stress brought on by rising temperatures.  more

My family farms just under 1,000 acres near the headwaters of the Minnesota River and the Red River on the continental divide. The view out our window is an expanse of fields and sky that spans for miles.  Water that comes to our farm through rain and snow eventually ends up in the Minnesota River, […] more

Denny Hoskins wants to cut a library’s funding over two books he has not read. He Googled them, saw excerpts and looked at some pictures. For Missouri’s secretary of state, that was enough. The books are “Rainbowsaurus,” the tale of a family searching for a rainbow dinosaur, and “Big Wig,” about a child who wins […] more

Limuli Laboratories of Cape May County harvests thousands of horseshoe crabs a year for biomedical testing. Environmentalists demand a review. more

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state governing body will allocate up to $150,000 to a private Georgia university despite concerns from some lawmakers that Oklahomans intended for the funding to remain in state.  The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust’s decision could bring the total money paid to Emory University since August 2022 to nearly $1 million, […] more

The New York-based developer now operating four long-term care hospitals in West Virginia says it is making progress on brand-new builds, while lawmakers worry that the new facilities could move elderly patients and jobs out of their communities.  more

Medicaid waiver slots have increased in Virginia, expanding services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have lost school-based special education services.  Even so, thousands of disabled Virginians are still waiting, because demand continues to outpace available slots. When people with certain disabilities graduate or reach age 22, they face a “services cliff,” as […] more

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(NewsUSA) - The back-to-school season isn't just for school-age children. For many families with preschoolers, late summer is a time to evaluate early learning programs and consider which experiences … more