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Jan 26 2024
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Maui County identifies 100th victim of Lahaina wildfire
Maui County today identified the 100th fatality from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire as 70-year-old Lydia Coloma of Lahaina. “We will continue to work closely with the families to ensure they are updated and supported throughout this process,” a Maui County news release said. As of today, Maui County has released the identities of all known fatalities from the devastating wildfire that burned the
Honolulu Star-AdvertiserJan 18 2024
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Grafton teacher receives Milken Educator Award for professional excellence
GRAFTON, N.D. – Katelyn Gorder was “very shocked” when she heard her name announced at an all-school assembly Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the Grafton High School gymnasium, she said. The family and consumer science teacher and Grafton native held back tears as she stepped forward to accept the Milken Educator Award, which includes an unrestricted $25,000 prize, from a representative of the Milken
Grand Forks HeraldJan 18 2024
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Report: Intermountain Health to shut down Saltzer Medical
The Idaho Statesman reports that Nampa-based Saltzer Medical will shut down at the end of March. Saltzer, which Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare owns, operates a network of nearly a dozen locations across Ada & Canyon Counties, offering family medicine, surgical, urgent care, and other services. BoiseDev was not immediately able to confirm the news. A call to Intermountain was not
Boise devAug 08 2022
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Post Roe, some in GOP wage uphill battle to offer families more support
As the country processed the fall of Roe v. Wade, a few dozen GOP congressional staffers crammed into the second floor of the Monocle, a steak and seafood restaurant a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Over a buffet lunch, they listened to Samuel Hammond, an outside adviser to Sen. Mitt Romney, argue that Republicans have a heightened obligation to expand financial support for families now
Washington PostJan 26 2024
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Bobette Kay (Bobbi)Brown Barrasso (July 20, 1953 - January 24, 2024)
Bobette Kay (Bobbi) Brown Barrasso died on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, following a heroic two-year battle with a Glioblastoma brain tumor. She remained optimistic and courageous to the very end. She left the earth looking forward to being with her parents and God in heaven. She leaves behind her daughter Hadley, her husband John, and faithful friends far and wide. Bobbi was born in
WYO 4Aug 07 2022
Analysis
Post Roe, some in GOP wage uphill battle to offer families more support
As the country processed the fall of Roe v. Wade, a few dozen GOP congressional staffers crammed into the second floor of the Monocle, a steak and seafood restaurant a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Over a buffet lunch, they listened to Samuel Hammond, an outside adviser to Sen. Mitt Romney, argue that Republicans have a heightened obligation to expand financial support for families now
Washington PostJan 26 2024
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Plainfield firefighter killed battling Emerson Avenue house blaze, official says
City Councilman Robert Graham posted a statement on Facebook announcing the death of firefighter Marques Hudson. "Firefighter Marques Hudson, who tragically lost his life this morning while bravely responding to the fire on Emerson Ave. Firefighter Hudson, a December 2021 addition to the Plainfield Fire Department, exemplified the utmost courage of a dedicated first responder," Graham's post
Yahoo NewsMar 28 2021
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Calls grow for national paid family leave amid pandemic
Momentum is building behind the paid family leave movement as more corporations and public officials embrace the policy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 190 American companies urged Congress in a letter on Tuesday to pass the policy in the next spending package, while President Biden addressed the need to improve the country’s “care infrastructure” in his infrastructure plan
The HillMar 25 2021
Fact Check
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim about families at the border
President Joe Biden in his first press conference as president sought to relieve concerns about the numbers of people arriving at the southern border, claiming that the vast majority are "being sent back," including families.
"Thousands, tens of thousands of people who are over 18 years of age and single people, one at a time coming, have been sent back, sent home," Biden said March 25
PolitiFactApr 20 2022
Data
COVID-19 Pandemic Pinches Finances of America’s Lower- and Middle-Income Families
The financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 recession in the U.S. were endured mostly by lower- and middle-income families. From 2019 to 2020, the median income of lower-income households decreased by 3.0% and the median income of middle-income households fell by 2.1%. In contrast, the median income of upper-income households in 2020 was about the same as it was in 2019, according to a new
Pew Research Center