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Pandemic hotel vouchers for about 700 homeless to end July 1

By Lisa Rathke Jun. 22, 2021 09:52 AM EDT
Vermont is ending its pandemic-related emergency housing in hotels and motels for some of the homeless population because the program is not sustainable, hotel...

A medic waits to administer Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine shots, at the Iran Mall shopping center in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
The Latest: Conn. plans 'signing bonus' to boost job seeking

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 01:32 AM EDT

A migrant walks towards Croatian border in Lipa near Bihac, Western Bosnia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A senior U.N. migration official on Wednesday urged respect of international standards and an end to any abuse against migrants and refugees crossing borders while searching for a better future. The Chief of Staff of the International Organization for Migration, Eugenio Ambrosi, called on governments to correct any wrongdoing affecting people fleeing war and poverty. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Senior UN migration official visits migrant camps in Bosnia

By Darko Bandic Apr. 21, 2021 12:07 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations committee Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, presents an amendment to HB 80 in the Senate Chambers during the Georgia legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta. The Senate voted 54-0 on Tuesday, March 23, to pass House Bill 81, which calls for Georgia to spend $27.3 billion in the year starting July 1. That puts back a fraction of the $2.2 billion that lawmakers cut last year when they feared a big drop in tax revenue. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Georgia budget nears final action as Senate backs plan 54-0

By Jeff Amy Mar. 23, 2021 12:18 PM EDT

Housing project seeks to help women involved in sex trade

By Edgar Mendez Of Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Feb. 06, 2021 01:01 AM EST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — In 2019, Rhonda Reid, a housing navigator for the Milwaukee County Housing Division, received a referral to help a chronically homeless woman...

Lawmakers considering plan to boost funding for nonprofits

Jan. 29, 2021 07:33 PM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers are being asked to consider a new, five-year proposal to boost state funding for nonprofit social service agencies...

State to vaccinate those in congregate care sites, prisons

Jan. 13, 2021 11:05 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts will start vaccinating individuals living and working in congregate care facilities and prisons on Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker said...

Businesses reopen as Rhode Island's 3-week 'pause' is lifted

Dec. 21, 2020 09:59 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Some Rhode Island businesses are allowed to reopen or increase capacity Monday now that Gov. Gina Raimondo's “pause” to help control...

COVID-19 pandemic strains Maryland groups helping homeless

By Kaitlyn Francis Of Capital News Service Nov. 18, 2020 05:11 PM EST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has increased the strain on groups that work to prevent homelessness in Maryland, with experts saying single...

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves to supporters cheering from over an outside wall, after visiting facilities at a Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) hospital that will be converted to receive patients suffering from Covid-19, in the Coyoacan district of Mexico City, Friday, April 3, 2020. Lopez Obrador said Thursday that sections of 80 public hospitals were being isolated and prepared with an average of eight beds and respirators to care for an expected influx of patients with the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Amid pandemic, Mexico to cut funds for women's shelters

By Mark Stevenson May. 06, 2020 05:54 PM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 9, 2020 file photo shows actress Charlize Theron at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Theron and her foundation are committing $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts, with half dedicated to fighting gender-based violence resulting from the outbreak. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Charlize Theron launches initiative to fight gender violence

Apr. 22, 2020 01:13 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Right call on airline cash The...

UN chief urges end to domestic violence, citing global surge

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 05, 2020 09:53 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday night that there has been “a horrifying global surge in domestic violence” as fear of...