Illinois Democrats beloved by teachers’ unions target homeschooling families, religious schools
The new bill, soon to be handed over for a full vote at the Illinois State Capitol, aims to parents who homeschool their children. On Wednesday, lawmakers from the House Education Policy Committee gathered to consider it. HB 2827It is well known as the home schooling method. This bill not only requires all private and […]
Hamas hostages’ families sue Mahmoud Khalil, anti-Israel groups for ‘aiding and abetting’ terror group
The families of hostages lured to Hamas on October 7, 2023 are suing Mahmoud Khalil, a protest leader at Columbia University where the terrorist attacks were detained, and several groups of students. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Manhattan federal court, nominated Halil as one of the heads of anti-Israel protests that engulfed the Morningside Heights […]
Families, physicians fear what Medicaid cuts could mean for children in Massachusetts – The Boston Globe
Now, parents, policymakers and healthcare providers are holding their breath as Congressional Republicans weigh on the potential billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts. The federal dollar pays more than half of MassHealth's $20 billion annual budget. “It's the cornerstone of the health of children in Massachusetts,” said Katherine Howitt, director of the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy […]
Albany pols push bill honoring families of sanitation workers who responded to 9/11
Albany lawmakers are pushing for a bill to provide to families of late hygiene workers who have put some of the same benefits provided to loved ones of their first responders who died of a 9/11-related illness to ground zero. The Ignazio Jacaron Act gave additional credit to children and siblings of sanitary workers who […]
Grieving families join Andrew Cuomo mayoral foes to mark COVID debacle
Dozens of sad New York families who lost their elderly loved ones during the pandemic joined eight of Andrew Cuomo's mayor's enemies on Sunday, marking five years five years after serving as the subject of the former governor's controversy to house covid patients in nursing homes. The family and candidates united in grief and anger, […]
Social Security Benefits for Families: Who Qualifies and What You Need to Know – Tododisca
When most people think about it social security, They imagine retirement checks for older people and helping people with disabilities. However, Social Security Agency (SSA) is also important Benefits of a family of a retired, disabled, or deceased worker. These benefits are designed to provide economic protection and stability to the loved ones of workers […]
30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims’ families still seeking closure
Thirty years after the fatal sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway network, survivors and their families who have lost their loved ones are still seeking justice. When members of the cult released sarin nerve gas on a subway train in the capital on March 20, 1995, 13 people died and thousands became ill […]
Illinois homeschooling families protest education bill at state Capitol
The state bill, protested by hundreds of homeschooling families at the Illinois State Capitol, will move the committee off the committee on Wednesday, heading to the Capitol floor sometime next week, Fox News learned. House Bill 2827, known as the Homeschool Act, passed away from the Education Policy Committee on 8-4 votes. If it passes […]
Crash victims' families ask Transportation Dept not to let Musk influence Tesla probes
The families of several families who were killed or seriously injured in the Tesla crash from Tesla's autonomous driving technology have urged the Department of Transport (DOT) not to change the company's investigation. Seven families wrote to Transportation Bureau Sean Duffy to express concern that the Trump administration would abolish rules that require businesses to […]
Illinois faces new homeschooling bill: ‘Direct assault on families’
Conservative Illinois lawmakers have warned about bills that could significantly change Prairie's homeschooling rules. The homeschooling law, also known as HB2827, requires homeschooling parents to complete a “homeschool declaration form” essentially registering with the nearest public school district. According to the bill's summary, children of parents who do not fill out the form will be […]