| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.11.2024 | Education | Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety | School districts across the country have widely adopted such computer monitoring platforms. With the youth mental health crisis worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and school violence affecting more K-12 students nationwide, teachers are desp... |
| 30.10.2024 | Health | Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care | From April 2022 to April 2024, Lyft drivers completed thousands of rides that were greater than 50 miles each way and that began or ended at Atlanta-area medical treatment centers, including the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University ... |
| 29.10.2024 | National Politics | Homeless people already struggle to vote. This law could make it harder | Homeless people face significant barriers to voting — many of them lack photo identification, for example — but most states have rules designed to make it possible for people without permanent addresses to register to vote and cast ballots.... |
| 25.10.2024 | National Politics | ‘Firehose’ of election conspiracy theories floods final days of the campaign | Doss, the executive director of the Richmond County Board of Elections, said many voters in his county do not believe absentee ballots are counted properly. Many think election officials are choosing which ballots to count based on the neig... |
| 24.10.2024 | The Rising Threat of Triple E: A Wake-Up Call for Public Health | The summer sun fades, but a shadow looms. The mosquito-borne virus known as Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is making a comeback. State health officials are sounding the alarm. In Massachusetts, a man in his 80s contracted the virus, mark... |
| 23.10.2024 | Health | The mosquito-borne virus ‘triple E’ continues its spread, worrying state health officials | In August, Massachusetts officials said they would begin spraying for mosquitoes in two counties after a man in his 80s contracted the virus, four years after the state last saw an outbreak that led to 17 confirmed cases and seven deaths.
A... |
| 23.10.2024 | Health | Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states | The provisional CDC data estimates drug overdose deaths in the year ending with April 2024, and nationally they decreased by 10%, with more than 11,000 fewer deaths than the year before. But they’re still rising in 10 states and the Distric... |
| 23.10.2024 | National Politics | School choice goes before voters in 3 states, faces pushback in others | The choice programs have had difficulty gaining traction in rural areas, where there are fewer private schools than in cities and suburbs.
To overcome that resistance in Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has worked hard to elect like-minde... |
| 21.10.2024 | National Politics | College students fight barriers to casting ballots as early voting begins | But voting laws differ by state, and access varies from campus to campus for the roughly 18 million students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Add the complexity of last-minute changes to election laws, including an increasing number ... |
| 18.10.2024 | National Politics | How one swing-state county has escaped election conspiracies | Pennsylvania may rank among the most contested states in the bitterest national election in recent U.S. history. But Mercer County — through some combination of its history, culture and grassroots efforts to bolster voter trust — has thus f... |
| 17.10.2024 | California's Rent Control Battle: A National Flashpoint | California is once again at the forefront of a heated debate over rent control. The stakes are high, and the implications could ripple across the United States. The upcoming ballot initiative, Proposition 33, has ignited a fierce battle bet... |
| 17.10.2024 | California's Rent Control Ballot: A Crossroads for Housing Policy | California is once again at the forefront of a housing debate that could send shockwaves across the United States. The proposed Proposition 33, a rent control measure, is stirring up passions on both sides. It’s a battle between renters see... |
| 17.10.2024 | California's Rent Control Measure: A Crucible for National Housing Policy | California is a bellwether. Its housing policies often ripple across the nation, and the upcoming Proposition 33 is no exception. This ballot measure seeks to reshape rent control laws, and its implications could be profound. If passed, it ... |
| 16.10.2024 | National Politics | California’s rent control ballot measure could reverberate across the US | The ballot initiative could have “a reverberating effect across the country” if it is passed, said Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a liberal-leaning advocacy group. “Renter protect... |
| 10.10.2024 | The Health Care Tightrope: Immigration Status and Medicare Advantage | In the vast landscape of American health care, two significant issues are unfolding: the treatment of immigrants in hospitals and the growing influence of Medicare Advantage plans. Both topics reveal a complex interplay of policy, economics... |
| 10.10.2024 | Health | Need to go to the hospital? Texas and Florida want to know your immigration status | “Texans should not have to shoulder the burden of financially supporting medical care for illegal immigrants,” Abbott said in issuing the order.
Data from Texas isn’t available yet. In Florida, however, a March report by the state Agency fo... |
| 05.10.2024 | The Battle for the Ballot: How New Voting Laws Could Shape the 2024 Election | As the 2024 election looms, the battleground states are gearing up for a showdown. The stakes are high, and the rules of the game are changing. New voting laws are being introduced, and old ones are being challenged. The outcome of this ele... |
| 05.10.2024 | National Politics | The issues and states that will determine who wins the White House | Unsurprisingly, the pair disagreed on much.
But while speaking at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Kentucky, the two senior strategists framed the race similarly to the 2020 contest, when fewer than 50,000 votes in Arizona, ... |
| 05.10.2024 | National Politics | In the tightest states, new voting laws could tip the outcome in November | “The last four years have been a long, strange trip,” said Hannah Fried, co-founder and executive director of All Voting is Local, a multistate voting rights organization.
“Rollbacks were almost to an instance tied to the ‘big lie,’” she ad... |
| 28.09.2024 | National Politics | Some states want to make it easier to cancel subscriptions | Originally his bill also would have required companies to get another “yes” from customers — “ affirmative consent,” in legislative lingo — before charging consumers’ credit or debit cards. But after strong objections from cable and streami... |
| 21.09.2024 | The Housing Dilemma: A Tug-of-War Between Progress and Preservation | The housing crisis in America is a tale of two cities. On one side, there are the advocates for change, pushing for multifamily housing and denser neighborhoods. On the other, homeowners cling to their single-family sanctuaries, fearing the... |
| 20.09.2024 | The Silent Crisis: Understanding Elder Financial Exploitation | Elder financial exploitation (EFE) is a growing shadow that looms over the aging population in America. Each year, it affects nearly 10% of older adults, draining their resources and dignity. The AARP recently highlighted the urgent need fo... |
| 20.09.2024 | Business | Rent is eating up a greater share of tenants’ income in almost every state | Related Articles
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| 20.09.2024 | The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners | ‘I dread the possibility’
The most recent ruling arrived this month, when the Montana Supreme Court issued a decision paving the way for a pair of state laws to take effect over the objections of homeowners.
In 2023, Montana lawmakers were ... |
| 17.09.2024 | Health | States are making it easier for physician assistants to work across state lines | By 2028, the nation as a whole will be short some 100,000 critical health care workers — doctors, nurses and home health aides — according to a new report from Mercer, a management consulting firm.
The looming shortage is one reason why 13 ... |
| 14.09.2024 | ‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls | Under the new law, anyone who purchases a license plate flipper could face up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500. Those caught manufacturing or selling these devices could face up to 11 months and 29 days in jail, along with a f... |
| 07.09.2024 | The Battle for Certainty: Election Certification in a Divided America | As the November presidential election looms, the air is thick with tension. Swing states like Michigan and Wisconsin are bracing for a showdown. The stakes are high, and the ground is shifting beneath our feet. Election certification, once ... |
| 06.09.2024 | National Politics | Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November | Citing their positions on the Board of Canvassers, the letter went on to claim that because of new state election laws, including one that allows for early voting, “All of the ingredients required for voter fraud were present.”
Jorella thou... |
| 05.09.2024 | Health | States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program | “We as an industry continue to provide those discounts, but we’re concerned that there’s no evidence patients are seeing any improved access or that they’re seeing lower costs,” said Nicole Longo, deputy vice president for public affairs at... |
| 04.09.2024 | National Politics | Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states | In Massachusetts, the minimum wage is $15 an hour for most workers, but $6.75 an hour for tipped workers, as long as their tips bring them up to at least $15 an hour. Under the ballot measure, employers would pay $15 an hour and tipping wou... |
| 30.08.2024 | National Politics | Helping a minor travel for an abortion? Some states have made it a crime | Proponents of the laws argue they’re needed to protect parental rights and to prevent other adults from persuading adolescents to get abortions.
“This is a parental rights piece of legislation,” Idaho Republican state Rep. Barbara Ehardt to... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Strain of Trust: Election Clerks in the Crosshairs of Misinformation | In the heart of America, where cornfields stretch endlessly and small-town values reign, election clerks are facing an unprecedented crisis. The trust that once bound communities is fraying. Misinformation has taken root, and even the most ... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Eviction Dilemma: Balancing Tenant Rights and Landlord Concerns | Eviction records are like shadows. They linger long after the sun has set. For many tenants, these records can be a scarlet letter, marking them as unworthy in the eyes of future landlords. As states across the U.S. begin to seal eviction r... |
| 27.08.2024 | National Politics | In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies | She knows her voters. They’re her neighbors. But the level of distrust of elections has gotten to a point where they won’t listen to her anymore. The fact that she’s a Republican doesn’t matter — only that she’s the clerk.
Sitting in the Hu... |
| 24.08.2024 | National Politics | Landlords cry foul as more states seal eviction records | Property owners argue that sealing data on eviction filings — most of which are for nonpayment of rent — eliminates crucial insights into rental history. Housing advocates, however, warn that any filing can unfairly block renters from futur... |
| 20.08.2024 | National Politics | State lawmakers eye promise, pitfalls of AI ahead of November elections | This presidential election cycle is the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new images, audio and video — became widely available. That’s raised alarms over deepfakes, remarkably convincing but fake... |
| 17.08.2024 | National Politics | Ballot questions tackle high property taxes that come with rising home values | Local governments periodically assess the value of property and then set tax rates based on those assessments. Nationwide, home market values have increased about 50% since August 2019, according to Zillow, the real estate data company.Rela... |
| 15.08.2024 | National Politics | Potential threats to IVF push political novices into election-year advocacy | In the wake of the Alabama ruling, potential threats to IVF access have become an election-year issue, pushing many political novices toward involvement and activism. Reproductive rights groups say they’ve seen unprecedented interest in pro... |
| 14.08.2024 | States vs. Federal Law: The Battle for Drug Price Regulation | In the heart of America, a battle brews over prescription drug prices. States are eager to take control, but a federal law looms large, casting a shadow over their efforts. This clash centers on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and the regu... |
| 13.08.2024 | Health | States want to lower drug prices. A federal law stands in their way | That could change if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a PBM law enacted by Lackey’s home state of Oklahoma.
Five years ago, Oklahoma tried to rein in PBMs by approving a measure barring them from forcing pharmacies to pay certain fees or requ... |
| 09.08.2024 | Health | Lackluster investigations may perpetuate high Native infant mortality rate | Medical examiners are pathologist physicians who are trained to explore all causes of death, while law enforcement agencies are trained to explore criminal circumstances. Rural Native communities often don’t have medical examiners, and they... |
| 04.08.2024 | Pennsylvania's Canned Cocktail Revolution: A Toast to Change | Pennsylvania is about to pop the top on a new era of beverage sales. The state’s governor, Josh Shapiro, recently signed a law that allows supermarkets and restaurants to sell ready-to-drink cocktails. This change is a significant shift in ... |
| 03.08.2024 | National Politics | Efforts to release prisoners from long sentences draw new interest | The Oklahoma law has a retroactive clause for current inmates. People who are now serving time can file a resentencing request once the law goes into effect.
Some sentencing experts and criminal justice advocates think second look legislati... |
| 03.08.2024 | In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules | This May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a revision to the Clean Water Act that requires states to consider tribal treaty rights when crafting water quality regulations. The rule could protect resources such as wild rice, s... |
| 30.07.2024 | National Politics | Wanted: Poll workers. Must love democracy | “Serving as a poll worker is the single most impactful, nonpartisan way that any individual person can engage in the elections this year,” said Marta Hanson, the national program manager for Power the Polls, one of the leading nonpartisan g... |
| 26.07.2024 | The Long Shadow of Long COVID and the Medicaid Gap | The pandemic has left a complex legacy. Long COVID and the Medicaid coverage gap are two pressing issues that continue to haunt millions of Americans. Each presents a unique challenge, yet both share a common thread: the struggle for health... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Dual Edge of Generative AI and Dental Therapy: Navigating New Frontiers in Work and Health**
** | ** In the modern landscape, two distinct yet interconnected themes emerge: the rise of generative AI in the workplace and the evolution of dental therapy in healthcare. Both fields reflect a shift in how we perceive contribution, capability... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Intersection of Politics and Public Health: A Delicate Balance**
** | ** In the world of public health, the surgeon general's role is akin to a ship's captain navigating treacherous waters. The captain must steer the ship through storms while keeping the crew and passengers safe. However, when politics enters... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Shift in Policing: A Move from Cities to Suburbs**
** | ** The landscape of American policing is changing. Officers are leaving bustling cities for quieter towns. This shift is driven by a desire for stability and a better work environment. The scrutiny faced by large departments is pushing many... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Rising Tide of Pay Transparency: A New Era for Workers**
** | ** In the landscape of American labor, a seismic shift is underway. States across the nation are enacting pay transparency laws, aiming to bridge the chasm of gender and racial pay gaps. This movement is not just a ripple; it’s a wave that ... |
| 25.07.2024 | Health | In the 10 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, 1.6M can’t afford health insurance | “This is not a conservative or liberal issue. This is about the people that we represent in the state of Mississippi, whether they be Black or white,” Johnson said in an interview. “This is a life-or-death issue for not just individuals, bu... |
| 24.07.2024 | Health | Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states | Dental therapists are licensed to fill cavities, place temporary crowns, extract diseased teeth and provide other basic preventive dental care, working under a dentist’s supervision. They have more training than a hygienist but not the adva... |
| 23.07.2024 | Health | Angry patients spur new state watchdogs to bring down drug prices | “Drug pricing is an extremely complex system, and you need experts in the space that understand how everything works,” said Andrew York, executive director of Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board. “Every state is proposing diffe... |
| 20.07.2024 | Business | More states enact salary transparency laws to fight gender, racial pay gaps | Part of the pay gap comes from the fact that women and racial minorities are overrepresented in industries that pay lower wages, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. But there is still a gap, though a narrower one, when men and women ... |
| 20.07.2024 | Some police officers leave big cities for smaller towns to avoid heightened scrutiny | Some of the job incentives are working, especially in smaller agencies. More sworn officers were hired in 2023 than in any of the previous four years, and fewer officers overall resigned or retired, according to a survey by the Police Execu... |
| 19.07.2024 | National Politics | As public health becomes political, state surgeons general play delicate role | Elsewhere, Florida’s surgeon general has made headlines by helping Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis defy the medical consensus on COVID-19 vaccines, even appearing with him on the presidential campaign trail.
That model has raised questions abo... |
| 17.07.2024 | Minneapolis might give police a raise. Here's how it would compare | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
The Minneapolis City Council will decide this week whether to make the city's police officers among the highest-paid in the Twin Cities.
Why it matters: Mayor Jacob F... |
| 13.07.2024 | Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations | Amid nationwide workforce challenges, some states have looked to make it easier to work in funeral homes and crematoriums. But after grisly incidents at some facilities, lawmakers in Colorado, Illinois and Michigan have sought to tighten co... |
| 13.07.2024 | Education | When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound | Studies show preschool is highly beneficial for young children, giving them a jump on reading and math skills and the socialization that are key to later school success. Preschool differs from child care, which has less emphasis on academic... |
| 10.07.2024 | National Politics | More states consider voter ID laws amid conflicting research on their impact | Voting rights advocates cite research showing that such rules block many legitimate voters — especially young, Black and Latino voters — from the polls. But backers of voter ID laws point to other studies which suggest that the rules have h... |
| 09.07.2024 | Health | As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested | The CDC and USDA have advised dairy farms to monitor for the virus in cattle and humans, but testing remains voluntary, except for herds moving across state lines.
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| 05.07.2024 | National Politics | Despite what some politicians say, crime rates are decreasing | In May, Trump wrongly called FBI data showing a decline in crime “fake numbers.” In June, he erroneously claimed that the FBI’s crime statistics exclude 30% of cities, including the “biggest and most violent.”
He could have been referring t... |
| 05.07.2024 | National Politics | 13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids | Related Articles
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| 28.06.2024 | National Politics | Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states | Two more states, Maryland and New York, have abortion rights ballot measures that were referred by their state legislatures, though New York’s is currently tied up in litigation.
In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled the constitut... |
| 25.06.2024 | The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state | The epicenter of the decline in job openings has been California’s Bay Area, including the San Francisco and Silicon Valley metro areas. California ended up losing nearly all the tech jobs it gained during a pandemic boom fueled by online w... |
| 22.06.2024 | What did that highway sign say? States gets creative, but feds warn of confusion | “It’s been an effective program for us. We haven’t been contacted by [the] federal highway department and told to cease and desist. We want to be in compliance, but we haven’t stopped our message program,” said Paul Katool, a spokesperson f... |
| 21.06.2024 | National Politics | Backlash against DEI spreads to more states | Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, who signed Hall’s legislation into law in January, said it “offers a balanced solution” even as it prohibits the type of training sessions he required of his staff when he first took office in 2021.
The intent o... |
| 21.06.2024 | For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’ | “It’s been life-changing for me,” said Then, a single mom who is also responsible for a disabled young adult whom she adopted. Without it, “I’d have to rearrange my life.”
In 2022, Kentucky lawmakers changed the employer child care assistan... |
| 21.06.2024 | Health | States struggle to help patients navigate insurance hurdle known as ‘step therapy’ | But patient advocacy groups and physicians say doctors, not insurers, are best qualified to know which drug or treatment is likely to be most effective. Delaying the implementation of that decision, they say, often harms patients.
At least ... |
| 20.06.2024 | National Politics | Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures | Mass shootings that occur close to election seasons typically have a significant effect on the country’s perception of guns, according to experts.
“If there are any particularly horrendous shootings in the months to come, that has a way of ... |
| 18.06.2024 | National Politics | 3 more states could see marijuana legalization on November ballots | Many states, especially left-leaning ones, have legalized marijuana through legislation, but “there are some states where the state legislators still don’t want to touch this issue of cannabis legislation, particularly in more conservative ... |
| 17.06.2024 | How Climate Lawsuits Seek to Hold Big Oil Accountable | Sign up for the weekly Climate on the Ballot newsletter.
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| 17.06.2024 | Así es cómo las demandas climáticas intentan responsabilizar a las grandes petroleras | Inscribirse para recibir el boletín semanal El Clima en la Boleta.
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| 17.06.2024 | National Politics | New voter registration rules threaten hefty fines, criminal penalties for groups | After Wendell, 62, finished filling out the form, Perret recited a well-rehearsed disclaimer: She would turn in the paper to Orange County’s supervisor of elections within 10 days. He should get his new voter ID in the mail within 30 days.
... |
| 10.06.2024 | Business | States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes | Meanwhile, a flood of new policyholders are joining state-backed insurance “plans of last resort,” leaving states to assume more of the risk on behalf of residents who can’t find coverage in the private sector.
Industry leaders note that in... |
| 06.06.2024 | National Politics | Election monitors nervously practice for the ‘big dance in November’ | New voting ID laws, mail disruptions that could delay absentee ballots, confusion about redistricting — any one of them could sway a close election. Voter access groups around the country are working to ensure that on Nov. 5, every person w... |
| 05.06.2024 | National Politics | Greater focus on crime sparks another wave of juvenile justice bills | State officials in Connecticut, for example, plan to release data in July to measure racial disparities among juveniles offered access to diversion programs. In Louisiana, legislative leaders are looking to redirect $700 million from a stat... |
| 01.06.2024 | Crime victims may get fewer services as federal aid drops. States weigh how to help | RAINN is the country’s largest anti-sexual-violence organization. It operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800-656-HOPE) alongside local organizations and runs the U.S. Defense Department’s Safe Helpline. It “also carries out progra... |
| 31.05.2024 | Health | Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts | A year into the process, frequently referred to as Medicaid “unwinding,” South Dakota, Montana, Utah, Texas and Idaho have seen the largest plunges in rates of children losing coverage, with an average of 25% fewer children enrolled in thos... |
| 27.05.2024 | Health | As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, public health experts’ worries grow | Some lawmakers across the country are working to sidestep vaccine mandates, not just for COVID-19, but also for measles, polio and meningitis. Public health experts worry the renewed opposition to childhood immunizations will reverse state ... |
| 25.05.2024 | Business | As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back | Mercedes-Benz workers outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Friday voted against joining a union at their plant, in a setback for the labor movement. But more organizing drives are underway in Alabama and South Carolina, as well as in Californ... |
| 23.05.2024 | News | The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans | “Mostly what these numbers show is (that) the long-term decline in births, aside from the COVID-19 downward spike and rebound, is continuing,” said Phillip Levine, a Wellesley College economics professor.
To keep population the same over th... |
| 17.05.2024 | Business | Undergrads are unionizing, in a sign of labor’s resurgence | While graduate students and teaching assistants have been organizing since before the pandemic, large-scale undergraduate unions at public schools are new, joining recent moves by their counterparts at a number of private schools. Students,... |
| 11.05.2024 | National Politics | GOP Pushes to Make Noncitizen Voting Illegal | In the realm of national politics, the GOP is making a big push to outlaw noncitizen voting in local elections. The fear of the Biden administration's open border policies is fueling this movement, with concerns about election integrity add... |
| 10.05.2024 | National Politics | Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal | In Kentucky — which along with Idaho, Iowa and Wisconsin is now considering a constitutional amendment — noncitizens voting will not be tolerated, said Republican state Sen. Damon Thayer, who voted in February to put the amendment on Novemb... |
| 10.05.2024 | Business | Black homeowners start to close gap in property values | Recent research has revealed that homes in majority-Black areas are more likely than those in majority-white areas to be appraised below purchase offers. The disparity remains high but has improved recently, according to federal statistics.... |
| 08.05.2024 | Many states are eager to extend Medicaid to people soon to be released from prison | Under federal guidance released a year ago, states can connect prisoners with case managers 30-90 days before they are released to develop plans based on their health needs. The case manager can help the person make post-release appointment... |
| 08.05.2024 | Business | You’ve covered your copayment; now brace yourself for the ‘facility fee’ | “Everything else at the provider’s office looks and feels the same,” said Maureen Hensley-Quinn, senior director of the coverage, cost and value team at the nonprofit National Academy for State Health Policy.
“But [patients] end up with a l... |
| 29.04.2024 | National Politics | Cash-strapped election offices have fewer resources after bans on private grants | Matt Vasilogambros | Stateline.org (TNS)
In April, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers ... |
| 29.04.2024 | Iowa Legislature bans funding for "guaranteed income" programs | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Guaranteed income programs like one started in the Des Moines metro last year could face major funding hurdles under legislation awaiting the governor's signature.
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| 26.04.2024 | Health | Census change will lead to more data on health of Middle Eastern, North African people in US | Nada Hassanein | (TNS) Stateline.org
Before the successful, healthy birth of her son, recalls Germine Awad — an Egyptian American who is a psychologist at the University of Michigan — clinicians told her that her hormone levels were too hig... |
| 26.04.2024 | Health | Holdout states consider expanding Medicaid — with work requirements | By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org
In Humphreys County, Mississippi — about 70 miles north of the state capital, in the heart of the fertile Delta region — a third of the residents live in poverty. In Belzoni, the county seat, there are jus... |
| 23.04.2024 | National Politics | Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents | Kevin Hardy | Stateline.org (TNS)
South Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states.
“I don’t bring a ton of legislation,” said Wiik,... |
| 19.04.2024 | Health | ‘Are nursing homes our only option?’ These centers offer older adults an alternative | Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — George Raines, a white-haired man in a red track suit and matching University of Alabama ball cap, cracked jokes as physical therapist Brad Ellis led him through a series of exe... |
| 17.04.2024 | Health | To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at ‘implicit bias’ | Nada Hassanein | Stateline.org (TNS)
Countless times, Kenda Sutton-El, a Virginia doula, has witnessed her Black pregnant clients being dismissed or ignored by clinicians.
One woman was told by doctors that swelling, pain and warmth in her ... |
| 17.04.2024 | National Politics | Republicans scrutinize voting rolls and ramp up for mass challenges ahead of election | Matt Vasilogambros | Stateline.org (TNS)
When Scott Hoen ran to be Carson City, Nevada’s chief election official two years ago, he campaigned on “election integrity,” promising to make sure voter registration lists were accurate.
In the cha... |
| 09.04.2024 | National Politics | Swing states see newcomers as Americans move from blue to red counties | By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org
In recent years, millions of people across the United States have moved from Democratic cities to Republican suburbs, complicating the politics of swing states in a pivotal election year, according to a State... |
| 09.04.2024 | Business | Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies | Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — About a year ago, veterinarian Melissa Ezell started noticing subtle changes at the midsized animal clinic in Huntsville, Alabama, where she works.
She said she and other vets wer... |
| 04.04.2024 | Politics | As drag shows go ‘mainstream,’ some red states look to restrict them | Amanda Hernández | (TNS) Stateline.org
Drag performances used to be found mostly in the confines of nightlife venues such as clubs and bars.
But drag has stepped into the daylight, with elaborately costumed and made-up performers appearing ... |
| 01.04.2024 | Health | Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing | Nada Hassanein | (TNS) Stateline.org
Elizabeth Bauer was working out at the gym one morning last August when she got a phone call from her fertility nurse. It was a call that Bauer and her wife, Rebecca, had long been waiting for.
Elizabeth... |
