The Biden administration wants workers in child care and pre-K programs to earn at least $15 per hour.
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The federal government spends about US$2,500 a year on child care and early education per child under 5, about half of the European average.
Polls have consistently found robust support for this benefit, with a growing share of the public approving of paid time off for dads.
Fifteen years ago electric power generation was the largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions. Now the power sector is leading the shift to a clean energy economy.
During economic downturns, local governments tend to cut spending on libraries, even as the need for their services grows.
The demand was there.
Half of LGBTQ participants in a recent study experienced discrimination, insults, bullying or abuse while playing, watching or talking about sports.
It’s been a stressful year, and for 61% of US adults, a year of unwanted weight change too. This isn’t surprising, as stress, eating and motivation are all linked through hormones in the brain.
A new review of the status of African elephants finds scientific grounds for dividing them into two species, and reports that both have suffered drastic population declines since 1990.
The high cost and long lead times for building computer chip factories makes it difficult for the U.S. to reverse the steady decline of its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
It’s awfully hard to wrap your mind around a sum that large. But converting it to a more bite-size representation can affect a voter’s willingness to support government spending.
The widely reported unemployment rate – currently 6.3% – doesn’t fully reflect the reality of joblessness in the US economy.
Weed, though far less dangerous than many other drugs, is not entirely without risk. Some 59% of people treating pain with medical cannabis experience moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms
Nearly half of formerly incarcerated Americans remain jobless for at least a year. But there are some creative solutions to this problem.
Kindergarten enrollment dropped 16% this year, according to an NPR survey of 60 school districts across 20 states.
Even after donors boosted their charitable giving at other times of the year, people donated 25% more than in 2019 through the annual campaign.
Because the Taliban’s insurgency is so well financed, the Afghan government must spend enormous sums on war, too. A peace accord would free up funds for basic services, economic development and more.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on another US medical emergency: a serious shortage of nurses.
More Americans are getting benefits, and more of the people getting benefits are eligible for higher levels of support.
More than half the US production of broiler chickens is in states along the coast frequently struck by hurricanes.
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