Q&A: New head of PGA of America’s charity arm shares vision for programs, local impact
The PGA of America Reach Foundation on Dec. 10 announced that it had Jenny Lewis as its new executive director.
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Lawmakers assess impact of issues at southern border on local law enforcement
Officials told lawmakers foreign gangs are expanding their presence in the U.S., and it’s making their jobs even harder.
Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Local Investigations
Managing Editor Charles Ornstein explains the many ways ProPublica is trying to help fill the void left by local newsrooms ...
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Socialists in Office Are Building Power on the Local Level
At a recent gathering in Philadelphia, elected officials endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America shared strategies ...
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The Teamsters and “Operation Wetback”
Newly re-elected President Donald Trump pledged in a recent interview that, “On day one, I will launch the largest ...
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What does the head of the Education Department do?
The secretary of education helps set national priorities in a system primarily funded and guided by local governments.
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Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes
Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her ...
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Indigenous Patients Threatened by Collections Over Medical Debt Government Owes
Federal law says they aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed anyway.
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Sustaining AI in Local Government
Effectively applying AI to local governance relies on seamless data integration across agencies. Without interoperable ...
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Native American patients' debts that government owes sent to collections
Patients are routinely billed as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the Indian Health Service, financial middlemen, ...
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Grassroots efforts sprout up to protect Central America’s Trifinio watershed
An estimated 8 million migrants have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration, the highest number in centuries. Many still come from the so-called Northern Triangle, made up of Guatemala, ...
RFK Jr. is against fluoride in your drinking water. New Jersey is, too.
The New Jersey Dental Association, the New Jersey Academy of General Dentistry, and the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine all support water fluoridation at the recommended levels as a community health ...