A state representative Thursday accused the former healthcare provider of Alabama prisons of fraud and sharply criticized the Alabama Department of Corrections’ relationship with a Montgomery-based law firm. Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, said the events leading up to Tennessee-based company YesCare’s bankruptcy filing in May, after the state abruptly canceled a $1 billion contract in […] more

Zack Hawkins is the father of two children with autism. Like many parents of kids with special needs in North Carolina, he has struggled to find childcare options that accommodate his children. His sons received their diagnosis in 2018. When they were younger, the family found an inclusive summer program and an at-home caregiver, Hawkins […] more

I write as one of West Virginia’s lost children: a child of poverty from North Central West Virginia who left my home among the hills to become a doctoral pediatric psychologist and graduate faculty member who supervised ten young doctors practicing in the United States and abroad. After nearly 30 years of practice hundreds of […] more

Today "ideology is put before kids' issues.” more

Two retired military cybersecurity experts in Virginia recently launched a bus service in Hampton Roads to raise awareness and educate students about technology, after receiving an unexpected state budget appropriation of $200,000. The cyber education bus is the latest way the nonprofit organization RFK Outreach will fulfill its goal to help children and teens learn […] more

• “The biggest drag on Virginia’s business ranking is Trump.” — The Washington Post • “Planning kicks off for special election to replace Arlington County treasurer.” — ARLnow • “Virginia Beach restaurant owners push to lower one of the highest meals taxes in the country.” — WTKR • “Western Virginia Water Authority implements water conservation […] more

BOISE, Idaho — Suzanne Gallus is a Catholic woman and mother of seven who has been pregnant 12 times, and she’s spent the past year asking residents to sign a petition to help restore access to abortion in one of the most conservative areas of Idaho. At an event on July 2 at the Idaho […] more

More than 470 heat-related emergency room visits were reported during last week's Independence Day heat wave, more ER visits in one week than had been recorded for the entire heat season that began in May, according to new data. more

Pull out your map of North America. Now, stick pins where the seven remaining World Cup teams stayed and practiced as they prepared for the tournament’s quarterfinal matches. Teams in Boston and Greensboro? Yes, two for the east coast. A couple of squads on the west coast in Washington state and San Diego? True. Plus […] more

In early June, top officials from the Trump administration traveled to Ohio to highlight investigations of people suspected of cheating the state’s Medicaid program out of tens of millions of dollars. They didn’t mention the corporations that have huge contracts with the state Medicaid system — even after several have been sued and two were […] more