Wisconsin State

Delaware State

This new report reveals that the US has made minimal progress in advancing health care equity over the past 2 decades. A recent report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has put persistent inequities in the US health care system into perspective. According to a statement from NAESM, despite the country’s position as a global leader in health care expenditure, the US has made minimal progress in advancing health care equity over the past 2 decades.1 Racial and ethnic disparities remain glaring defects in the nation's health care system, leading to some of the poorest health outcomes among high-income countries.

Persistent Challenge in US Health Equity Revealed by New NASEM Report

Minneapolis, MN

Hometown hero Suni Lee, stood tall on Friday night at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and made her bid to be on the team heading to Paris. The night was marred partly by injuries. A day before the women’s trials began Olympic team contender Skye Blakely announced she would not compete after injuring her achilles.

Suni Lee soars in bid for Paris, stays focused as others exit with injuries

Texas State

In the current climate, it’s more important than ever to recognize where anti-LGBTQ sentiments are not just surviving, but thriving. Are you aware of the states where this troubling trend is on the rise?. 1. Texas. Texas has seen a significant rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation, including severe restrictions on...

25 States Where Anti-LGBTQ Sentiment Is Rocketing

Colorado State

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Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife, Marissa, are expecting a baby. The couple posted pictures on their social media accounts Thursday afternoon with the caption “A little Lawrence on the way.”

A little Lawrence is on the way

Louisiana State

Reuters

(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to revive its directive that schools allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms and to join sports teams that align with their gender, which has been blocked in 20 Republican-led states.

Biden administration loses bid to revive legal protections for LGBTQ students

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Indiana State

Axios

A Kentucky judge has blocked new federal Title IX guidance from taking effect in six states, including Indiana. Why it matters: The new rules expand protections for LGBTQ+ students, prohibiting "discrimination based on sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics." Driving the news: Last week, Judge Danny Reeves...

LGBTQ+ student protections blocked

Hawaii State

Honolulu, HI

Renowned surfer, actor, and lifeguard Tamayo Perry died after a shark attack while surfing off the Hawaiian coast on Sunday. Perry, 49, was reportedly attacked on the north shore of Oahu, where he was also an eight-year veteran of Honolulu Ocean Safety, according to CNN. Just before 1 p.m. on...

‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor dies after shark attack in Hawaii

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

New Jersey State

Pennsylvania State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), has co-led a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule aimed at reducing criminal history-based barriers to public housing. This initiative is a collaborative effort with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to improve access to safe and affordable housing.

HUD Rule Fights Housing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

The Hill

As the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride month this June, they also reflect on a year filled with legal battles and growing restrictions on their rights, particularly those of transgender youth.

These are the best, worst states for LGBTQ equality, report finds

Alexandria, VA

Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

Newark, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Arizona State

At school, Zabdi Hernández was bullied by other students because of her accent and her skin color. She was born in Puebla, México, and migrated to Arizona when she was 6 years old. She remembers trying to find her way in the U.S. school system, feeling like she didn’t fit in because she was a Mexican girl who spoke Spanish.

In Arizona, a legacy of English-only education, systemic racism and xenophobic laws create a mental health crisis among Latino students

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

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Delaware passes bill to include AANHPI history in classrooms

Delaware Senate Bill 297, which requires the integration of AANHPI history along with all American histories into K-12 classrooms, passed the Delaware House of Representatives unanimously...

Delaware passes bill to include AANHPI history in classrooms

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