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Deadline Approaching To Reform Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

The deadline is approaching for Florida’s governor to sign off on a bill aimed at tracking the use of addictive prescription drugs. Some medical...

Christian (left) and his wife Monze (right) were laid off from restaurant jobs in mid-March and not qualified to receive unemployment because they are undocumented immigrants.

New California Relief Program for Undocumented Overwhelmed By Demand

Response far outstrips resources as the state partners with nonprofits and foundations in a one-time program that aids undocumented workers and their families during the pandemic.

Long-Running Gang-Intervention Program Squeezed By Budget

Father Greg Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, talks with NPR's Arun Rath about his organization's mission and financial struggles. The nonprofit, which is going into its 26th year, is the largest gang-intervention program in the country.

Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez evicts a tenant on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Thousands of court-ordered evictions continue nationwide despite a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium for renters impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Eviction Prevention Programs Are Racing Against A Moratorium Clock

The Alexandria Eviction Prevention Partnership in Northern Virginia is one of the divergent programs meant to help fight off evictions.

Superintendent Robert Duffy, shown here outside Robert L. Duffy High School in Phoenix, says Applied Scholastics is an effective tool. Duffy runs a six-school charter district of about 1,000 students.

Phoenix Schools Under Fire For Program Linked To Scientology

A group of Phoenix charter schools is facing criticism for using a teaching tool based on the work of L. Ron Hubbard, best known for founding the Church of Scientology. The tool has concerned parents in other schools, but the Phoenix schools' leader insists it has nothing to do with the church.

Reverse Food Truck Caters To Hunger Relief Programs

This summer in Minnesota's Twin Cities, a new kind of food truck is on the streets. Instead of selling food, this truck is collecting it and giving it to people who need it.

Why Harvard Is Halting Its Early Action Program

Starting in the fall of '07, Harvard will no longer offer "early action" option for applicants. Critics say that such policies put underprivileged students at a disadvantage and ratchet up the pressure for everyone.

Border patrol agents arrest immigrants in 2007 who had recently crossed the border from Mexico into Nogales, Ariz. Federal programs like Operation Streamline put border-crossers without other prior criminal records through the federal court system.

Border Patrol Program Raises Due Process Concerns

Operation Streamline, first implemented in 2005, puts illegal border-crossers into the federal court system en masse and convicts them as federal criminals. Critics say the program takes resources from more violent cases and infringes on due process rights.

Soaring Food Costs Hit School Lunch Programs

In addition to home cooks and restaurant chefs, food prices are a growing problem for schools. And the fact that the school year is at an end isn't relieving concerns for a district in Massachusetts.

The Naples Airport has a sign facing planes taking off that encourage the voluntary curfew hours. The airport is currently in phase two of its Part 150 Noise Study.

Noise Compatibility Program in full throttle at Naples Airport

The Naples Airport is looking for ways to reduce the noise that bothers some people who live and work nearby. A study that's just beginning is looking for measures to cut back on the noise affecting neighborhoods.

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