Inadequate diaper supply can jeopardize Utahn s ability to advance financially. That is according to Vic Velivis, the founder and executive director of the Utah Diaper Bank. Velivis was instrumental in helping the Community Action Partnership of Utah apply for a grant earlier this year from the U.S. .
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As workers wait for the full Pennsylvania House to vote on whether to increase the state minimum wage, one economist said the increase would be a step in the right direction, but should happen sooner. This week, a House committee passed House Bill 1500, which would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2026. Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, pointed out it would increase the hourly wage more slowly than what has been proposed by Gov. .
Gov. Spencer Cox says he wants to help more Utahns get connected to the internet. Community leaders say there have been challenges to getting more signed up for the federal government's Affordable Connectivity Program.
Support staff in public schools across the Commonwealth have created a "Bill of Rights" to help them organize for better pay and benefits. Known as Education Support Professionals or paraeducators, they do it all: teach, help students with disabilities, clean classrooms and serve as a teacher s second set of ears and eyes. Michaela Keefe, a paraeducator in Hingham, hopes their Bill of Rights will help convince the local school committee to ensure what she called a living wage for staff. .