Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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How much does your life matter?
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
State health care industry spent $19M lobbying lawmakers
By STEVE LeBLANC BOSTON (AP) _ Hospitals, insurers, doctors, unions and pharmaceutical companies spent a record $19 million lobbying Beacon Hill lawmakers last year, a …
Medical pot businesses to battle black market for customers
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ When retailers open state-approved medical marijuana shops in Illinois later this year, they will face …
Business
IS REFINANCING YOUR MORTGAGE WORTH IT?
BY ALEX VEIGA The interest rate pendulum has swung in favor of homeowners again. A steady decline in recent weeks brought down the average rate …
US PENDING HOME SALES RISE MODESTLY IN SEPTEMBER
BY JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes ticked up only slightly in September, as it remained difficult …
CORPORATE GIANTS FUNDING STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters may not know it, but the millions of dollars paying for ads on ballot measures they will consider next month come …
Education
SC State not alone among HBCUs struggling to survive
By SEANNA ADCOX COLUMBIA, S.C. — While decades of leadership strife have contributed to South Carolina State University’s fiscal crisis, it is certainly not alone among …
Lyndon State College to dedicate campus veterans’ center
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — Vermont’s Lyndon State College is going to be dedicating a student veterans’ center in honor of a 1971 graduate who served in Vietnam. …
City University of NY refunds tuition to some immigrants
CLAUDIA TORRENS NEW YORK — City University of New York is returning thousands of dollars to about 150 immigrant students who live illegally in the U.S. …