Living with Mom and/or Dad is more popular than any other form of living arrangement among Americans ages 18-34, the Pew Research Center says.
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States Urged to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths
The relatively high percentage of American women who die as a result of pregnancy, which exceeds that of other developed nations, is prompting a new national prevention campaign that is relying on the states to take a leading role.
Supreme Court Sends Latest Obamacare Challenge Back To Lower Courts
The justices did not decide the central question in the case: whether Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate violates the religious liberties of some organizations.
Bethel alcohol sales spill over into nearby villages
In Akiak, Tribal Police Officer Cynthia Ivan has been keeping a call log to compare how alcohol sales in Bethel have increased the amount of emergency calls in her village.
Kwigillingok focuses on prevention to keep kids safe and out of the foster care system
The Kwigillingok Child Protection Team was founded about 20 years ago. Tribal members were sick of children being abused and neglected then taken from the village, so they decided to intervene – before the abuse starts.
Alaska Republican Party supports mandatory drug-testing for welfare applicants
The Alaska Republican Party wants to require drug testing for welfare recipients. That’s one of the new planks it added to the party platform at its convention in Fairbanks over the weekend.