As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies ...

Inside the massive dining room at San Patrignano, windowed walls overlook northern Italy's rambling hillsides. Taking in the arresting view is a 20-year-old from Detroit. Sometimes Michael is ...

South Main Street in Sheffield, Illinois. The town is part of a 136-square-mile opportunity zone. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes the opportunity zone program permanent and also introduces some ...

After reading a recent column in the Daily Herald blaming federal policy for potential job losses in Illinois, my first reaction was the commentary completely missed the mark. The real threat to ...

The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce will receive about $800,000 for a new workforce training program. This initiative aims to show high school and college students local employment ...

When Jim Lewis was preparing to interview for the job of executive director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, he did what ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - The city of Springfield, Drew Lewis Foundation, Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, and Ozarks Area Community ...

Missouri families are concerned about potential cuts to a Medicaid program for people with developmental disabilities. Missouri faces losing between $11 and $18 billion in federal Medicaid funding ...

Hidden along a picturesque bend of the Mississippi River sits Nauvoo, Illinois – a town so charming it might make you wonder why it isn’t featured on every “must-visit” list in the Midwest. This ...

There’s a place in central Illinois where the landscape rebels against everything you thought you knew about the Prairie State. Sand Ridge State Forest stretches across 7,500 acres of terrain so ...

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