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That U.S. healthcare is bad for your health is something that is well-documented yet not widely known. Last year, researchers from Johns Hopkins University published the British Medical Journal article " Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the US."
Gov. Mark Dayton, left, embraces Valerie Castile after announcing the creation of a $12 million state police training fund one year after Castile's son Philando Castile was fatally shot by St. Anthony police Officer Je... Federal prosecutors say Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts that the government alleges were intentionally mislabeled. The girlfriend of a parolee who fatally ambushed a New York City police officer reported that he was acting paranoid and erratic about two hours before the slaying.
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No passenger trains will glide to a stop at Hamlet's landmark station, if President Trump's suggested transportation budget wins approval later this year. The budget proposes cuts of nearly 13 percent, or $2.4 billion, in money earmarked for airports, trains and other transportation providers.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified, June 6, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2018 budget. Democratic attorneys general in 18 states and the District of Columbia sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges.
Senator Richard Blumenthal wants the TSA to change its policy because of what happened to a lobster which left Atlantic Seafood and was checked in at Logan Airport in Boston. The call for change comes after a picture posted by the TSA shows an agent holding up the 15 pounder by its claws.
Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia sued U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday over her decision to suspend rules that were meant to protect students from abuse by for-profit colleges. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington , says DeVos violated rule-making laws when she announced a June 14 decision to delay so-called borrower defense to repayment rules, which were finalized under President Barack Obama and scheduled to take effect July 1. In her announcement saying the rules would be delayed and rewritten, DeVos said they created "a muddled process that's unfair to students and schools."
Should the federal government privatize the nation's air traffic control system? The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are weighing the question in bills that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for the next several years. They're also debating consumer issues, like whether to ban air passengers from making in-flight phone calls, how airlines should handle passengers bumped from flights, and whether to let airlines make fares look cheaper by excluding government-imposed fees from advertised prices.
The state needs "a senator they can trust to be an independent voice standing up to President Trump, not his enabler," she says. Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen, a former software programmer and synagogue president, announced on Thursday that she will seek the Senate seat now held by Dean Heller, who political analysts rate as the chamber's most vulnerable Republican in the 2018 campaign.
The Latest on the anniversary of the shooting death of motorist Philando Castile during a traffic stop in Minnesota : Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is requesting that a new law enforcement training fund be named in honor of Philando Castile, the black motorist who was shot to death by a police officer one year ago in a St. Paul suburb. Minnesota legislators set aside $12 million this year to train police in working with diverse communities.
If Jared Polis wins the race for governor of Colorado, he would become the first openly gay person to win a gubernatorial race in the United States -- but breaking through the pink ceiling isn't a distinction that's a priority for his campaign. During an interview with the Washington Blade last week, the five-term member of the U.S. House identified renewable energy and education as marquee issues for his candidacy, downplaying the significance of achieving a potential first.
West Virginia community health centers are getting $19 million in federal grants from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins says they include $1.29 million to Camden on Gauley Medical Center, $1.06 million to Monroe County Health Center, $1.48 million to New River Health Association and $1.5 million to Rainelle Medical Center.
The Washington hospital where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is recuperating from a gunshot wound says he has been readmitted to the intensive care unit. MedStar Washington Hospital Center says the Louisiana congressman is back in intensive care because of new concerns for infection.
Republican Andy Sanborn will not seek re-election in 2018 for the District Nine State Senate seat that he has held for the past four terms so he can pursue a bid for US Congress. Sanborn, in an interview Wednesday morning, said that it was the will of his constituents, combined with his belief in term limits that pushed him to be a congressional candidate for New Hampshire's First District.
After four years of helping with training and job hunting for Gallia County residents, Digital Works will be closing its doors July 14, due to lack of funding. According to Gallipolis location facilitator Sherri Shaw, Digital Works opened in 2014 and was homed briefly in the Gallia County Job and Family Services location as part of a partnership before moving to its current location at 859 Third Avenue.
The attorneys general of California and New Mexico sued the Trump administration Wednesday for delaying new rules to reduce methane leaks on federal lands. The lawsuit is the latest in a string of legal challenges by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra against the administration on environmental actions.
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and State Rep. Darrin Camilleri were speakers at the launch of the Universal Family Care Downriver campaign July 3. Jessica Strachan - For The News-Herald Alexis Wyatt of Brownstown Township brought her 7-month-old son to the event promoting Universal Family Care to share her story of caring for Alexander, who has to be fed on a feeding tube each out. He is undiagnosed.
Sen. Joseph Cervantes, an architect and Las Cruces attorney, told The Associated Press he will announced Wednesday he is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in a direct challenge to Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham and other Democrats wanting to succeed Republican Gov. Susana Martinez. Cervantes says he wants to focus on fixing the state's economy and educational system, and will try to change various policies that drive young people from the state.
To graduate from a public high school in Chicago, students will soon have to meet a new and unusual requirement: They must show that they've secured a job or received a letter of acceptance to college, a trade apprenticeship, a gap year program or the military. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, D, said he wants to make clear that the nation's third-largest school system is not just responsible for shepherding teenagers to the end of their senior year, but also for setting them on a path to a productive future.
You could make a strong case that there isn't anything drearier these days than politics in America - that is, unless you're talking about politics in Michigan. Know-nothing, right-wing zombies control everything on both the state and federal level.