Students eat lunch at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake, Utah, in March. Utah was among the 13 states that declined to participate in a federal program that aims to feed children during the summer months when they don’t get free or reduced-price meals at school. (File/Spenser Heaps for the Utah News Dispatch) […]
Work on finalizing a state budget paused Friday evening, sending lawmakers home with a plan to regroup Saturday at 8 a.m. It’s widely viewed as a sign of continued disagreement on how to close the $1.4 billion combined deficit in this year’s budget, as well as the one that must take effect on July 1. […]
As trucks in the U.S. get bigger and more expensive, demand has surged for a cheaper, smaller alternative from across the Pacific Ocean: Japan’s Kei trucks. Despite being street legal in just 19 states, Kei trucks, Japanese-made trucks small enough to belong to the keijidōsha class of light vehicles, have developed a cultlike following in […]
Jennifer Lawrence and Anya Taylor-Joy have opted for casual looks at a Dior fashion show in Scotland. The Cruise 2025 collection was presented by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri in the gardens of Drummond Castle in Perthshire. Brand ambassador Lawrence, who won the best Oscar actress gong for Silver Linings Playbook, wore a leopard print […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will seek to opt out of any NATO operations aimed at supporting Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday, suggesting that the military alliance and the European Union were moving toward a more direct conflict with Russia. Orbán told state radio that Hungary opposes a plan NATO is weighing to […]
Children can’t be expected to make the right choices for themselves. Their parents or guardians must do their best. And more and more parents in Oregon are choosing to claim nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations. The rate of kindergartners claiming nonmedical exemptions for required vaccinations has climbed to 8.8%, the highest rate ever in Oregon. The […]
This article was originally published in New Hampshire Bulletin. In early May, Democrats in the House defeated the “Honesty in Education Act.” The bill was the latest effort to require public school teachers to answer parents when they ask about changes to their child’s gender identity. But another bill is moving forward that supporters say […]
Another Des Moines-area school district appears unlikely to let teachers carry guns in schools. House File 2586, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in April, makes it possible for school employees to obtain a professional permit to have guns on school grounds, but leaves it up to individual school districts to decide whether to allow firearms. […]
May 12—ROCHESTER — The percentage of local travelers opting to drive to another airport for the first leg of their journey, rather than flying out of Rochester International Airport, appears to have grown since 2019. While a fourth daily direct flight from Rochester to Chicago has been added this month, the latest projections indicate 86% […]
Feb. 15—KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of Education voted to opt back into the McKinsey and Company LLC opioid settlement. The decision was made after receiving a memorandum from attorney Ben Bailey of Bailey Glasser LLP, concerning school boards and the opioid litigation updates. Bailey previously said school boards that opt out […]
Half the Ford dealers in the nation, or some 1,550, have chosen to stick with selling hybrid and internal combustion engine vehicles only in 2024, waiting to decide whether to make the investments needed to sell and service electric vehicles, the Detroit Free Press has learned. “EV adoption rates vary across the country and we […]
General Motors said nearly half its Buick dealers took buyouts this year rather than invest in selling and servicing electric vehicles as the automaker’s brands transitions to all electric by 2030. That means GM will end 2023 with about 1,000 Buick stores nationwide, down 47% from where it started the year. Late last year, Buick […]