Caregivers in Connecticut are calling on state officials for better conditions and higher pay. They re seeking a $25 an hour minimum wage, paid time off, affordable healthcare, and a pension for retirement planning. Chase Bolling is a Personal Care Attendant and member of 1199 Service Employees International Union Northeast. .
It s officially Clean Air Month, and experts recently discussed how land conservation in Nevada is connected to combating climate change and improving air quality. Former Superintendent of the Lake Mead Recreation Center Alan O Neill said "from a climate-change standpoint," the recent designation of Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument is something he calls "a wise decision" - especially for the Biden administration s "30 by 30" goal, which plans to protect 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. .
Washington state lawmakers have passed some of the strongest protections for abortion access in the country. With another session in the books, and nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court eroded abortion rights nationwide, lawmakers in Olympia passed bills such as House Bill 1155. .
A proposed measure in Illinois aims to improve access to the ballot for visually impaired voters. Senate Bill 682, introduced by Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest, would permit people who are considered blind or have low vision, or those with learning and physical disabilities equating to a "print disability," to vote electronically by mail. .
The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show Kentucky continues have among the worst cancer rates in the nation - with lung, colorectal, breast and cervical cancer making up the majority of cancer deaths. More than 30,000 Kentuckians will be diagnosed with cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Groups that are part of the Kentucky Partnership for Health Improvement say they re working to identify gaps and barriers that may cause people to miss recommended cancer screenings. .