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Illinois poised to mandate paid leave for nearly all workers
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoWhen Joan Van is sick, she doesn't get paid. Expansive paid leave legislation requiring Illinois...
Taxes fall, wages rise and jaywalking OK'd by new state laws
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoTaxes will fall and minimum wages rise for residents in numerous states as a variety of new laws...
Election nonprofit that drew GOP ire in 2020 renews grants
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoA nonprofit group that became a point of controversy for distributing hundreds of millions of...
Finding safe haven in the climate change future: The Midwest
Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs with other regions of the country, climate change is already upending weather patterns in the...
Severe storms including hail, tornadoes hit Midwest, South
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoPeople still sorting through the wreckage of their homes after a weekend of deadly weather braced...
Pardon sought for Black man executed in 1908 in Illinois
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoJoe James, a Black man, was asleep under a tree when he was grabbed, beaten and then arrested for...
'Change has come': Mississippi unveils Emmett Till statue
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoHundreds of people applauded — and some wiped away tears — as a Mississippi community unveiled a...
Why election results may not be known right away
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoIn 2020, President Donald Trump proclaimed that the lack of final results on election night could be an indicator of something nefarious and used it to...
Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoLegislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina...
2022 midterms live updates: Latest election news from AP
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoFollow along for real-time, on-the-ground updates on the 2022 U.S. midterm elections from The...