Communities in southeast Louisiana are among those struggling the most to pay monthly electricity bills, overburdened by the cost of energy, according to federal data.
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Bill urges regulators to exclude charging stations from definition of public utility
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Because of a rapidly declining student population in New Orleans, the city’s public school system has said it will consolidate or close schools. But district officials haven’t decided how to go about it just yet.
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WBHM’s Mary Scott Hodgin talks with Brittany Brown of the Gulf States Newsroom about issues plaguing Alabama and Mississippi prisons.
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After more than a year of constant pressure from a group of Gordon Plaza residents, the New Orleans City Council and the Cantrell administration say relocation from the toxic landfill site is closer than ever. But the crucial questions of when and how remain unanswered.
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The NAACP’s and SPLC’s federal complaint claims that Mississippi didn’t equitably spend its federal COVID-19 relief funds, leaving out communities of color.
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Fifth-grade teacher Lindsey Vaccarezza talks about how she and her elementary school are responding to this week's massacre in Uvalde.
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Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has seen its share of violence. But the recent death of Palestinian American journalist has brought the violence there under a renewed spotlight.
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Two women in Uvalde are spearheading an effort to soothe their community with food. Because Uvalde's resident's lives are so intertwined, everyone knows someone affected by the massacre.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ryan Busse about how he went from being a high-level gun industry executive to an outspoken critic of the National Rifle Association.
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In Texas, the National Rifle Association meets in Houston as families in Uvalde are mourning children slain in a massacre earlier this week.