Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic. That benefited both patients (for their health) and telehealth startups (to make money).
Tag Archives: National News
National Unemployment Drops As Jobs Increase
Over the last six months, the national unemployment rate has bounced back and forth between 3.5 percent and 3.7 percent.
Groups Press for Debt Cancellation to Lessen Racial Wealth Gap
The U.S. Supreme Court just set a date to consider whether President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation plan is legal – and advocates say Black and Brown student borrowers have the most to gain or lose.
More Women are Being Detained as Jail Populations Near Pre-COVID Levels
Jail populations throughout the country have reverted to nearly pre-pandemic levels after seeing big declines in the early months of 2020.
Fentanyl Overdose Should Not be a Threat Faced by School Children | Opinion
The prevalence of continuing and emerging threats to public health in the United States has increased exponentially in recent years.
De-Emphasizing SATs Would be a Godsend for Students and Parents | Opinion
1080. That’s what I tallied on the SATs more than 40 years ago while attending my college prep high school in Washington, D.C.
National Unemployment Drops to 3.5 Percent in September
On Friday, October 7, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a report with preliminary September unemployment and job numbers.
As Rural Homelessness Increases, HUD Aims Money at Helping People Without Access to Shelters
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has opened up millions of dollars in funding for groups serving unhoused people in rural areas — an unprecedented move by the agency, say housing advocates.
An ‘Unprecedented Flood’ of Book Bans Engulfs U.S. School Districts, PEN Report Says
More than 1,600 book titles across 32 states were banned from public schools during the 2021-2022 school year, with the bulk of the ban requests coming from a handful of right-wing groups pushing for censorship of books that feature LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color, a new report issued Monday said.
Nevada Set to Receive $14 Million in Multistate JUUL Settlement
After a two year multistate investigation into the vaping company JUUL Labs Inc. the e-cigarette giant has agreed to pay $438.5 million to 34 states and territories, including Nevada.