For some ninth graders near Fresno, California, the invitation — years before they’ll don a cap and gown — comes out of the blue: You’ve been accepted to Fresno State, the letter says. Public universities across the country increasingly are sending such acceptance letters even before students apply to college. In more than a third of […] The post More public colleges admit high schoolers even before they’ve applied appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” Wiik, a Republican, said. “The main thing I like to do is try and stay ahead of trends […] The post Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A fast-emerging field of climate research is helping scientists pinpoint just how many dollars from a natural disaster can be tied to the historic emissions of individual oil companies — analysis that is the centerpiece of new state efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay billions for floods, wildfires and heat waves. When a flood […] The post Lawmakers hope to use this emerging climate science to charge oil companies for disasters appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.