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Leading Companies Commit to Recruiting Change, Be More Welcoming of Criminal Backgrounds

CHEYENNE, WY. - Leading U.S. companies and trade groups representing more than 60 percent of the U.S. workforce have committed to change their recruiting practices to be more welcoming to people with criminal b... Read More...

States Weigh Bans on Shackling Jailed Moms During Childbirth

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. | By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (AP) — Michelle Aldana gave birth to her first child chained to a hospital bed. Then serving time at the Utah state prison on a drug charge, she says she labored t... Read More...

School Districts Work to Combat Computer Viruses and Hacking

RIGBY, Idaho (AP) — School officials in Idaho are working to combat the ever-growing rise of computer viruses and hacking of school data. School districts are easy targets for viruses and malware due to thei... Read More...

Former Idaho Prison Guards Sentenced in Corruption Case

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two former Idaho Department of Correction officers were sentenced this week for taking part in what they believed to be a drug trafficking operation inside prisons. The "drug trafficking ... Read More...

Gun-seizure Laws Grow in Popularity Since Parkland Shooting

By RYAN J. FOLEY, (AP) - In the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, more and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or ben... Read More...

Study: Food Choices Impact Health, Environment

NATIONWIDE – Foods produced with fewer greenhouse gas emissions are healthier than foods that create more climate pollution, according to new research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ... Read More...

USPS to Release Special Stamps Honoring Military Working Dogs

NATIONWIDE - The U.S. Postal Service will honor the nation’s brave and loyal military working dogs with this new booklet of 20 stamps, as part of an upcoming 2019 stamp collection. The pages of the booklet w... Read More...

National Parks Rush to Repair Damage After Shutdown

NATIONWIDE | By BRADY McCOMBS and FELICIA FONSECA, (AP) — National parks across the United States are scrambling to clean up and repair damage that visitors and storms caused during the recent government shutdo... Read More...

Lawmakers Push Constitutional Amendment to Overturn SCOTUS Ruling

NATIONWIDE | CHEYENNE, WY. – It’s been nine years since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Citizens United ruling, which affirmed the rights of corporations to spend unlimited funds to influence elections.... Read More...

Food-Stamp Recipients Urged to Ration as Shutdown Continues

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (AP) — Families across Utah that rely on food stamps will be getting February's benefits weeks early. As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, state officials who adm... Read More...