House passes bill to cap insulin
WASHINGTON – The House passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation.
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Shortage of coins prompts request
Group wants citizens to help boost circulation WASHINGTON – Got a dime you can spare? Coins are in short supply – again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.” A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses including banks, retail outlets, truck stops, grocery stores and more is asking the Treasury Department for more help persuading Americans to get coins back in circulation.
1st Indigenous people alert law approved
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people.
Report criticizes unrest response
MINNEAPOLIS – An external review of Minnesota’s response to days of civil unrest following the May 2020 killing of George Floyd found several problems, including a lack of clear leadership early on as businesses were being destroyed and set ablaze, and a failure to discern peaceful from unlawful protesters.
New assistant superintendent is hired
Denison Independent School District will be getting a new face among its leadership. The district announced Thursday that Andru Gilbert will serve as the district’s new assistant superintendent of schools.
Ukrainian president takes aim at imports of Russian diamonds
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Belgian lawmakers for more help and took aim at the continued import of Russian diamonds to Belgium’s port of Antwerp on Thursday while repeating calls for a no-fly zone over his country.
US employers add 431,000 jobs in March
America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the highest inflation in 40 years.
Holland hopes to bring focus on special education, career tech to Place 3 seat
Calvin Holland hopes to bring a focus on career tech and special education to the Sherman School Board if elected this spring. Holland is one of two candidates who are seeking election to the Place 3 seat on the Board of Trustees as a part of the May 7 elections.
Shelby hopes to bring educator’s focus to Place 3 seat
Jennifer Shelby hopes to bring an educator’s focus and mentality to the Sherman Independent School Board, if elected, this spring. Shelby is one of two candidates running to replace Tim Millerick, who is not seeking reelection, in the Place 3 seat.
Montana bison grazing approved amid criticism
BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. officials on Wednesday announced approval of a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in north-central Montana as part of a vast nature reserve over objections from some ranchers and elected officials.