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INDIANAPOLIS - With Indiana ending federal unemployment benefits a week from Saturday, advocates for working families want people to know that there are resources available to help meet basic needs. Unemployment numbers have not quite reached pre-pandemic levels in the Hoosier State, but Jessica Fraser, director of the Indiana Institute for Working Families, noted they have been dropping. And while Gov. . ....
ST. LOUIS - Lawmakers in Congress are reintroducing the Women s Health Protection Act, which would ensure a pregnant person s right to access - and a doctor s right to provide - abortions without adding restrictions that are medically unnecessary. Angie Postal, vice president for education, policy and community engagement at the Advocates for Planned Parenthood of the St. . ....
AUGUSTA, Maine Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and gun-safety advocates in Maine are urging the Legislature to take up bills they hope would reduce the impact of gun violence on their constituents. Geoff Bickford, executive director of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, said Maine has relatively low rates of violent crime compared to the nation, but he noted accidental shootings and suicide deaths, especially among children and teens, are far too common. His group works with pediatricians to educate Mainers on safe gun storage. . ....
DEARBORN, Mich. The independent commission charged with drawing Michigan s new voting district maps for the next decade is seeking public comments from residents across the state, including those who can t make it to in-person hearings or don t have internet access. Michigan s 211 statewide helpline has partnered with the commission to help folks register via telephone to give their input. . ....
WAUKEGAN, Ill. - A new report finds that Amazon s focus on speed comes at a cost to the company s workforce. An analysis of OSHA data by a coalition of four major labor unions finds the rate of workplace injuries at Amazon is nearly two times that of other non-Amazon warehouses and storage facilities. . ....