Stateline: Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May
The higher year-over-year inflation rate was expected, but at more than double the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%, the new numbers dimmed hopes for a cut in the interest rate
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Stateline: A closer look at what’s driving the rising rate of uninsured children
Hundreds of thousands of more children in the United States are going without health insurance, and experts warn that actions by the Trump administration and Congress will likely make the problem worse
Stateline: School ride-hailing services may be nudging aside traditional buses
Big, yellow and once ubiquitous on early morning or rush-hour streets, the traditional school bus has been undercut by national bus driver shortages, worsened by the pandemic
Stateline: As immigration raids step up, US citizens predicted at risk for detainment
There is no national database of U.S. citizens and no requirement to carry around a national ID, meaning it can take ICE significant time to verify citizenship status
Stateline: Trump and RFK Jr. are making claims about autism. What do medical experts say?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stirred up major concerns and considerable speculation earlier this year when he announced the administration would release a report revealing the causes of autism by the end of September
Microschools are growing in popularity, but state regulations haven’t caught up
In the five years since remote schooling amid pandemic-era lockdowns, microschools and homeschooling have emerged as increasingly popular alternatives to traditional public and private models
Stateline: Stand-your-ground laws linked to higher homicide rates, new report finds
Stand-your-ground or shoot first laws remove the legal duty to retreat before using deadly force in a self-defense situation