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A newly released study from Elevate’ s Center for the New Middle Class found that even when African Americans had prime credit scores– or scores of 700 or above– their financial wellness resembles the broader non-prime community. 80% more likely to say that they live paycheck-to-paycheck 2.5 x more likely to overdraft on a bank account 28% less likely to have…

Dragoneer Investment Group, a leading, growth-oriented investment firm, today announced that it has acquired an additional $146- million of PointClickCare shares from the Company’ s existing investors. Christian Jensen has been appointed to the PointClickCare Board of Directors, effective immediately. PointClickCare Technologies, based in Mississauga,…

“At this time, the votes just aren’t there,” said House Health and Welfare Chairman Fred Wood, R- Burley. “I know a lot of you are disappointed,” said Wood, who has been a supporter of helping Idaho’s Medicaid gap population ever since the Affordable Care Act took effect in 2014.. “I know we’ve kicked the can down the road, and I know 75 percent of the people of Idaho think this…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by H. Westley Clark, dean’s executive professor of public health at Santa Clara University, at a hearing entitled “The Opioid Crisis: The Role of Technology and Data in Preventing and Treating Addiction”:. “I am here to advocate for maintaining the integrity of 42 USC 290- dd…

Butch Otter’s dual-waiver Idaho Health Care Plan was pulled from the Idaho House on Tuesday without a vote and sent back to committee, a dramatic defeat for Otter and others who have pushed for five years to close the state’s health coverage gap. House Health and Welfare Chairman Fred Wood, R- Burley, told the House, “I think we all know what’s going on here.

Feb. 27– MANATEE– Jason Merritt and John Townsend buy and sell guns at their pawn shops. “We need some great leaders and we need to have checks and balances in place,” said Merritt, owner of Manatee Pawn, Inc., 515 27th St. E., Suite 8, in Bradenton. Merritt points to the failure of background checks that allowed Nikolas Cruz, a 19- year-old with mental health issues, to buy…

This year, Stewart Insurance Agency was awarded the highest achievement award from Germania Insurance. Paula Stewart and Dana Collins were present at the Annual Germania Agents Conference in Fort Worth in January 2018 to receive the award for Agency of the Year. The Most Trusted Team in Insurance is made up of: Badie Stewart, Paula Stewart, Dana Collins, Alison…

Greg Abbott capped off his five-day trip to the nation’s capital Tuesday by meeting with the Texas congressional delegation, thanking them for securing further disaster relief funding that the state can use to recover from Hurricane Harvey– though he cautioned that Texas will need more federal assistance. Congress earlier this month approved $89.3…

A voter referral to amend the Oregon Constitution to make health care a fundamental right lacked enough votes to pass the Senate, according to Senate leaders. SALEM- A legislative referral to ask voters to amend the Constitution to make access to cost-effective and affordable health care the right of all Oregon residents lacks the votes to pass the Senate,…

Feb. 27– Two people were left homeless early Tuesday when a fire consumed their house in the 18000 block of Pendleton St. SE in Rochester. Lanette Dyer with West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The American Red Cross helped the couple get emergency shelter, Dyer said.

Feb. 28– LEVEL CROSS– An electric heater is being blamed for a mobile home fire Monday evening. According to Chief Steve Russell of the Level Cross Fire Department, a call came in at 5:34 p.m. Monday to report a fire on Smokewood Road between Level Cross and Randleman. The residents were renting the home and are being assisted by the American Red Cross, Russell said,…

Kristine Russell and Thibodaux City Court prosecutor Brad Naquin filed campaign finance reports Feb. 14 and Feb. 21 with the Louisiana Board of Ethics. Russell, an independent from Thibodaux, has received $220,588.38 in donations from people and businesses, including $14,163.38 in in-kind contributions. Ardoin, McKowen& Ory, $2,500; Pat Brady, $2,500; Braud&…

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Feb. 28– Beth Butler knew something wasn’t right when she saw creamy colored mud Thursday on a curve near her house on Greenleaf Street in a steep section of Pittsburgh’s West End. She said she and her husband spend years rehabbing the house after purchasing it $1,500 in 1983 after it was condemned. The slide spilled onto a highway ramp leading out of the West End.

Paul LePage has signed onto a Texas- led lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act, saying it’s unconstitutional now that Congress has moved to repeal the key tax at the heart of the health care law enshrined by former President Barack Obama. The Republican governor and 19 Republican-led states filed the lawsuit on Monday in a Texas federal court against the…

Connecticut, through the Department of Housing, provided notice of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Resilient Bridgeport: National Disaster Resilience and Rebuild By Design Projects located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The proposed project was developed as part of Connecticut’s application for assistance through the U.S….

Feb. 27– The law firm of Andreozzi Bluestein LLP announces the promotion of attorney Justin J. Andreozzi from associate to senior associate. He focuses his practice on individual and corporate tax controversy, criminal litigation, and estate planning. (c) 2018 The Buffalo News.

Feb. 27– When Alison Dreith learned of her unplanned pregnancy, the St. Louis resident said she chose to travel to Illinois to have an abortion in 2016.. “I never even thought twice about making the decision to go to Illinois.” More women appear to be traveling from out of state to have an abortion in Illinois even as the total number of terminated pregnancies statewide…