WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson as speaker in a chamber that has been frozen for more than three weeks after former Speaker Kevin
The leaders tasked with translating a California task force's recommendation for reparations to Black residents into law are offering a reality check before the final report is even in their hands.
Senate Democrats unanimously re-elected New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as the party's leader Thursday, after expanding their majority in the midterm elections.
Ohio families are experiencing greater mental-health challenges coming out of the pandemic, and social services workers emphasized it makes it more difficult to place kids who need help in appropriate facilities. According to a report published earlier this year by the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, 89% of counties experienced placements of youths whose needs were primarily behavioral health-related. Deanna Nichols-Stika, executive director of Wayne County Children s Services, explained caseworkers had options for residential placement and could select the provider who best met the needs of a child a decade ago. .