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Iowa

Caregiver criminally charged with dependent adult abuse of autistic teenager

  • Clark Kauffman

A central Iowa caregiver accused of kicking and punching an autistic teenager is now facing criminal charges of dependent adult abuse. State records indicate Falisha Turner, 47, of Des Moines was employed by as a care professional by Home Instead, an in-home care provider, earlier this year. The company provides daily living assistance for people […]

Pennsylvania

Lawmakers, workers plan to keep pushing for Pennsylvania to raise the minimum wage

  • Emily Scolnick

State Sen. Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia) rises at the end of every legislative session with one message for lawmakers.  “It’s been 7,309 days since Pennsylvania last raised the minimum wage,” she said at the end of the session on July 12, immediately after the legislature passed this year’s budget without a wage increase.  “This year marked […]