Paramedic fired after testing positive for drug use is awarded jobless benefits
A Jefferson County paramedic who was fired after testing positive for drug use is entitled to unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled. State records
UI Nurse Innovators Program helps nurses turn workarounds into products for industry
A little-known, not-taught facet of the nursing profession is the art of the workaround, Allison Hurt said — taking something that isn’t working in the
Four tips from Iowans on how to break texting and driving habits before July 1
By Tom Foley Americans check their phone on average 205 times a day or around once every five minutes. With phones seldom out of reach,
SCOTUS tie ends Oklahoma plan to open nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling striking down a religious charter school will stand after the nation’s highest court deadlocked on the issue. The U.S.
Arkansas to test surface waters for PFAS, identify contamination sources
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission approved a $1.8 million grant to test surface waters for PFAS, the first known statewide effort to catalogue potential contamination
U.S. House speaker predicts vote soon on giant budget bill stalled by hard-right objections
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to hold a vote on Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” overnight Wednesday or at the latest on Thursday
Groups rally against bill that would exempt Oregon county from statewide nuclear ban
A bill that would exempt Umatilla County from the statewide ban on new nuclear energy facilities has drawn the opposition of environmentalists, tribes, doctors and
Providence police cite three striking Butler workers, one motorist for noise violations
Unionized Butler Hospital workers are likely to see their final paychecks arrive Friday if the now seven-day long strike continues. Some now have another expense
Louisiana immigration judge defers to ICE center operator on court rules
The federal judge overseeing the case of a Columbia University student activist held at a Louisiana immigration detention center has deferred to the private prison
CBO analysis shows U.S. House GOP budget measure tilted toward upper-income taxpayers
WASHINGTON — As House Republicans continue to wrangle over the “one big beautiful bill,” a new analysis released late Tuesday projects the massive reconciliation package
