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SmartAsset reports that saving for a home down payment has become more challenging, with many states seeing significant increases in required savings time since 2016.
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Toby Nelson for SmartAsset
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7/24/26
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Ogee reports clean beauty demand is surging, with consumers confused by claims like "natural" and "clean."
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Taylor Audette for Ogee
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7/24/26
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Next City reports on Anna Apostolos, a capital projects specialist in LA, who helps repair sidewalks using nonprofit partnerships.
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Maylin Tu for Next City
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7/24/26
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Missouri withdrew this week from a multi-state lawsuit seeking to strike down a part of federal law requiring states to provide services to allow people with disabilities to live in their communities instead of institutions. The lawsuit began in September 2024 with 17 Republican-led states challenging a Biden administration rule that indicated gender dysphoria “may […]
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Steph Quinn
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7/24/26
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(BPT) - Key takeawaysBackup power solutions are essential with today's tech-dependent lifestyles, extreme weather events and aging power grids.Solar generators provide a noise-free, fume-free battery …
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7/24/26
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Nevada overdose rates have dropped by 2% since last year, but that’s a smaller decline than in most of the rest of the country, and local health officials aren’t sure why. The number of people dying from an overdose has declined roughly 16% nationally, health officials told a district’s Public Health Advisory Board meeting earlier […]
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Michael Lyle
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7/24/26
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NJ's EMS task force, a statewide backup for local responders and preparedness planning leader, needs additional funding to operate beyond September.
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Lilo H. Stainton
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7/24/26
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Idaho state election officials are asking the public to weigh in on a proposed ballot initiative to end the state’s strict abortion ban. The Idaho Secretary of State’s Office will feature some arguments in favor and against the ballot initiative on a voter pamphlet that it mails to all Idaho households ahead of the Nov. […]
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Kyle Pfannenstiel
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7/24/26
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Alabama officials Thursday asked the federal government to extend a two-year reprieve from changes to a food assistance program that could cost the state more than $174 million based on errors in the program. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduced a penalty for states with a high error rate in the Supplemental Nutrition […]
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Anna Barrett
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7/24/26
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When the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reviews permits for proposed projects that would impact water, air, or land, the agency must consider whether projects would be in or near environmental justice communities, areas that are low-income or whose residents are mostly people of color who experience a disproportionate rate of environmental harm. Now, state […]
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Shannon Heckt
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7/24/26
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