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Supreme Court declines to review Illinois assault weapons ban, leaving it in place
By Melissa Quinn Updated on: July 2, 2024 / 1:42 PM CDT / CBS News To watch video report, Click Here. Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a challenge to an Illinois law banning certain semi-automatic rifles and large-capacity magazines, leaving the measure intact. The court declined to review a decision from the U.S. Court…
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KING 5, Northwest Harvest aim to reduce childhood food insecurity through Home Team Summer
Discontinuation of pandemic-era funding, the Child Tax Credit expiration and record inflation have strained many families’ resources and increased rates of hunger. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 8:01 AM PDT June 17, 2024 To watch video report, Click Here. SEATTLE — While many western Washington residents associate summer with vacation and fun in the sun, for school-aged…
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New mental health copayment exemptions
Includes substance use disorder care By VHA Communications On June 7, 2024 Your mental health is important to you and a priority for us. Section 193A of the Cleland-Dole Act enhances access to care and lowers out-of-pocket costs for outpatient mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) care. If you owe copays for your VA outpatient mental health and…
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VA updates home loan benefits, helping Veterans remain competitive in the housing market
By Valery P. Behr. Loan Guaranty Service, Veteran’s Benefits Administration Published on June 11, 2024 In March, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that requires NAR to change its brokerage fee rules. This could result in changes to the real estate market. Before that settlement takes effect, VA…
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VA Leading the Way: Screening, treatment can improve the lives of Veterans with PTSD
VA sponsors PTSD Awareness Month and PTSD Screening Day in June By Dr. Shereef Elnahal, VA Under Secretary for Health Published on June 17, 2024 Since 2014, VA has sponsored PTSD Awareness Month to educate the public on the mental health condition that affects an estimated 6 out of 100 Americans and 7 out of…
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How Supreme Court public homelessness ruling could impact Washington cities
The decision on Johnson v. Grants Pass would decide whether to criminalize public homelessness. By Drew Andre Published on June 26, 2024 A high-stakes ruling on homelessness could come down from the United States Supreme Court as soon as Thursday. The decision on Johnson v. Grants Pass would decide whether to criminalize public homelessness. Cities…
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Women in Texas prison say a guard is preying on them
By Paul Flahive Published on June 25, 2024 Wendy Morales said she was surprised when an officer asked her to take her top off. It came during her first moments at the Lane Murray Unit — a prison under the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — last August. Morales said Sgt. Nathaniel Aviles told her…
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New Mexico governor salutes Biden’s ‘balanced approach’ to immigration
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says it’s important the president is “not separating families.” By Isabella Ramirez Published on June 13, 2024 New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Sunday praised President Joe Biden’s “balanced approach” in toughening security at the border while ensuring protections for undocumented immigrants. The Democratic governor told Margaret Brennan on CBS’…
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How Biden’s recent actions on immigration could address a major issue voters have with him
By Will Weissert and Jonathan Cooper On June 21, 2024 Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country. The tandem actions — the first to help immigrants illegally in the…
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