Politics and government

Committee approves Valladares’ cancer care bill 

News release  The Senate Business, Professions & Economic Development Committee has unanimously approved Sen. Suzette Valladares’ Senate Bill 508, which would provide patients with greater flexibility and more access to

National News

USDA cancels $3B program for climate-related farming 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that it terminated a $3.1 billion climate-related farming program after finding that it didn’t align with the Trump

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Social Security set to improve phone claim processing 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  The Social Security Administration has announced the implementation of enhanced fraud prevention tools that will enable the agency to handle claims filed over the telephone.  The

Letters to the Editor

Nancy Fairbanks | A Distortion of Reality

In his April 8 column, “Unbought and Very Bothered,” Andrew Taban critiques the influence of money in politics and praises Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo for her community leadership, particularly regarding the

Matzo for Passover with Seder meal with wine on plate on table close up

Happy Passover

Passover is a Jewish celebration that begins this year at sundown on Saturday, April 12 and ends on Sunday, April 20.   According to the religious resource My Jewish Learning, Passover

David Hegg

David Hegg | Building on Trust

By David Hegg There is a plague in our land that the Centers for Disease Control have no way of handling. It is the plague of divisiveness, the attitude responsible