« back to news list Share this Published June 10, 2023 in eNews Numerical news from Policy Matters 15,000: When the Ohio House included a proposal in its budget bill that would have helped 15,000 children receive child care, we saw it as an all-too-rare example of lawmakers making good use of public resources. State Senate leadership cut that proposal. They also removed measures that would help more pregnant women afford health care and ensure babies, infants and children have ongoing health coverage. They even cut funding for food…
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Narcan Machines and BBQ Blues: Letters to the Editor June 7, 2023
Opinion From Publish Readers June 6, 2023 | 21:20 New York City has released vending machines that produce pharmaceuticals. Getty Images The problem: the city’s decision to put drug paraphernalia in free vending machines. Now they were setting up mobile vending machines that handed out free pharmaceuticals to addicts (this is the sale, June 6th)? Who is Mayor Adams kidding? I voted for him. God help us. Schellie HaganBrooklyn This isn’t April Fool’s Day, but the New York taxpayer is the butt of the joke here. Eleven thousand dollars for…
Read MoreExperts hope for progress in health care, disability ministry and Hispanic Catholics at June meeting of US bishops
(OSV News) Ahead of the June meeting of US bishops, pastoral experts told OSV News they look forward to making progress on issues impacting health care, Hispanic Catholics and people with disabilities . The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will hold its spring plenary assembly in Orlando, Florida, June 14-16. As chairman of the USCCB, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the US Archdiocese for Military Services will address bishops and oversee the proceedings. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, will also speak to the bishops.…
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