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Mental health professionals are among those very concerned that a worst-case scenario could potentially trigger an increase in farmer suicides, already 2-to-5 times the national rate. That's why authorities want to remind people about calling or texting 988 or chat 988lifeline.org 24/7 services for help.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote in a June veto letter, on a THC ban bill that, “Legislators could consider a structure similar to the way alcohol is regulated, with strict enforcement by an agency like the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.”
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This third annual collective analysis reveals that 20 of the 35 indicators of well-being are trending upward this year, compared to 16 seen in the August 2024 report, with much work still ahead for the state and its citizens. -
Click here to see all the service options available with TLC Moms. Broadly speaking they include crisis response, mental health professionals, along with additional and downloadable resources. -
Plaintiffs claim that four provisions in the law discriminate based on viewpoint and censor free speech, including a section banning student clubs that discuss gender identity and sexual orientation. -
A group known as the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association is forecasting that the state will begin to face an energy shortage in 2026 and by 2035 the shortage could become critical, risking 2-3 times higher costs for ratepayers. -
One in every five kids in Caddo and Bossier Parish don’t know where their next meal will come from, or if it will even arrive. -
Of the six hospitals in compliance with cost transparency rule, half are located in the Red River Radio listening Area: Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Christus Coushatta Health Care Center, and Christus Shreveport-Bossier – Highland Medical Center. -
STAAR testing would be replaced by three shorter tests throughout the school year, instead of just one test in the spring. The change would take effect in the 2027-2028 school year. -
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says inspection fees would allow them to hire thousands of inspectors to examine more imported seafood, since less than 5% is inspected now. -
Scientists eradicated New World screwworms in the U.S. and Mexico half a century ago by releasing hundreds of millions of sterile adult flies that mated with females and prevented them from laying eggs. Exceptions have included the costly and destructive 1976 outbreak. -
A group of 10 Arkansas death row prisoners also filed a lawsuit to block executions by nitrogen hypoxia, arguing the new law provides no guidance or standards to prison officials for carrying out the executions.
