Even before the Texas Legislature finally passed its private school voucher bill earlier this year, the race was on among the handful of firms in the burgeoning voucher vendor sector to win the lucrative contract to launch and administer what … Continued
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take … Continued
By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher for the second week in a row, though it remains near its low point so far this year. The average long-term mortgage rate ticked … Continued
By JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer The parents of at least two babies sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak are suing the makers of the ByHeart baby formula at the heart of a nationwide recall. Related Articles Ammonia gas leak … Continued
By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan is giving up ownership of a rare relic from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, just weeks after it strangely obtained it through a settlement in a lawsuit that was completely … Continued
The city of St. Paul is offering up to $2,500 in emergency rental assistance for low-income tenants at risk of eviction. The “Emergency Rental Assistance and Eviction Prevention Program,” or ERA, is open for applications. To receive ERA funds, landlords … Continued