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The post-COVID labor shortage is affecting crucial careers across Texas including those who are sworn to protect and serve. But there’s more movement from lawmakers Austin to help hire more police officers.

The post-COVID labor shortage affects crucial careers across Texas, including those sworn to protect and serve. But there’s more movement from lawmakers in Austin to help hire more police officers.

Representative Toni Rose (D-Dallas) has filed House Bill 12, to extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers.

Two changes to provide additional protections for pregnant and breastfeeding people will make a huge difference for low-wage workers, one advocate says.

Recent reporting on the federal prison system has revealed layer after layer of abuse, neglect and leadership missteps in the Bureau of Prisons — including failure to tell families when a prisoner is severely ill or dying.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced details in his fight to codify a woman’s right to choose, specifically the Senate vote he will hold on Wednesday

Most of the third round of stimulus checks has been sent. But if you never received a payment or your circumstances have changed, you may be eligible for money.

The House of Representatives has passed the Securing a Strong Retirement Act, or Secure Act 2.0. It’s good news for many retirement savers.

The Florida measure rocketed to the forefront of national politics in recent months, drawing criticism from the LGBTQ community, Democrats and the White House.

The House of Representatives could vote on the Securing a Strong Retirement Act, or Secure Act 2.0, as early as Tuesday.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict has pushed gas prices higher, some politicians want to give Americans direct payments to help weather the storm.

Higher-education expert Mark Kantrowitz argues federal student loans could be forgiven via regulatory changes set by the executive branch.

As two states put temporary gas tax holidays in place, savings may be limited. Plus, it won’t help price pressures from inflation and Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Record high gas prices are stretching consumers. Yet experts say temporarily doing away with the federal gas tax won’t do much.

The U.K. has strengthened an upcoming piece of legislation known as the Online Safety Bill, which is designed to protect people as they use the internet.

The initial onset of Covid-19 sent shocks through U.S. markets in 2020. Here’s what investors can still take from that experience today.

If you ignore medical bills, it can evolve into unpaid debt that ends up with a collection agency and on your credit report for up to seven years.

Covid-19 raised awareness of a lack of a federal paid leave policy. Democrats are still hoping to pass legislation to change that.

President Joe Biden said during his State of the Union address Tuesday that the current tax system is not fair, favoring the wealthy and corporations.

Millions of parents would love to see more monthly child tax credit checks. But getting lawmakers to renew those payments under the same terms may be difficult.