Virginia is set to become the first southern state with a paid family and medical leave program. On Friday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation that will create a paid family and medical leave ...

An enormous change is coming for Virginia parents and caregivers. With a ceremonial bill signing Monday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger put a spotlight on the commonwealth becoming the first Southern state ...

Pontiac, Mich. – A Pontiac nonprofit is turning community concerns into a summer opportunity for local teens. Dream Centers of Michigan is launching a new pilot program to keep young people busy, off ...

DETROIT – As he prepares for multiple shows in Detroit this summer, Usher is launching a new paid internship program to help young people break into the entertainment industry. The program is tied to ...

Right now, around 100 Mainers are out on paid leave from work through the state’s new Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave program, which kicked off on May 1. The new program guarantees most Mainers 12 ...

Rick Bugbee with Associates for Training & Development walks a Nashua group of adults on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 through how to re-enroll in the Senior Community Service Employment Program. A ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Starting at the end of 2028, Virginia will roll out a paid family and sick leave program, as announced by Governor Abigail Spanberger’s office. The governor expressed that ...

Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, speaks in April 2025 at an Augusta rally in support of Maine's new paid family leave law. Applications for the program open Monday, the state Department ...

The companion measures passed over the objections of Republican lawmakers seeking carve-outs for small businesses that would be forced to honor weeks of paid time off for a broad range of legally ...

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Sage Conway, a dental hygienist from Cottage Grove, holds her infant son Theo on Thursday. Conway had a positive experience with the state's paid leave program, taking 6 weeks of bonding leave from ...