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The bill for Champaign’s low-barrier shelter is coming due, and voters have twice declined paying, leaving city and township leaders searching for solutions.
Following major cuts to humanitarian budgets, up to 11.6 million refugees and others forced to flee risk losing access this year to direct humanitarian assistance from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
During the early hours of Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives definitively approved President Donald Trump’s request to ...
In a blow to Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and a reflection of divided allegiances, the Cook County Democratic Party failed Friday to endorse Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin ...
WEDU, the Tampa PBS station, is among the local public broadcasting stations adjusting to a new reality Friday after learning it will lose $2.4 million in federal funding.
Rail bosses are already rolling out a number of new tactics to deal with soaring heat, including painting tracks white to ...
Primarily due to the Affordable Care Act, the United States has made great progress in expanding health insurance coverage. The progress made in insurance coverage is now threatened by the Trump ...
After months of delays and missed hearings, several key officials and the contractor behind the Paul E. Joseph Stadium project finally appeared before the Senate - some under subpoena - on Friday to ...
Thursday’s action comes as the project enters the track laying phase, is actively building across 171 miles, has built more than 50 major railway structures – including bridges, overpasses, and ...
MBTA boss sits down with Sampan to talk about the past, present and future of Hub’s beleaguered transit system Everyone has their own image of the T. For some, it’s that cartoonish CharlieCard guy and ...
Federal cuts to Medicaid could upend Watsonville Community Hospital's progress towards financial stability and leave ...
State Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week over its decision to cancel a ...