Celebrating the people behind an Iowa community’s living history
(Photo via Getty Images) They held a garden party. I didn’t go. Not because I did not want to see old friends, but I wasn’t invited. I could have gone…
Prospect Medical files countersuit against YNHH in hospital sale
Prospect Medical Holdings is suing Yale New Haven Health, claiming the health system breached its contract with Prospect by “failing to deliver the agreed-upon purchase price” for the three Connecticut…
Unions blast Lamont, consultants over UConn hospital privatization
The coalition representing nearly all unionized state employees blasted Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday and an analysis he commissioned that outlines options to sell or otherwise privatize John Dempsey Hospital…
U.S. Senate panel divided over climate as cause of rising insurance premiums
(Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Budget Committee debated the cause of the insurance crisis plaguing homeowners around the country at a…
New Haven couple lodges racial housing discrimination complaint
A New Haven couple denied housing by one of the city’s largest mega landlords because of a decades-old misdemeanor record announced Thursday they have lodged an official complaint alleging racial…
Washington health officials turn to emergency rooms in fight against opioid epidemic
A bottle of buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid-use disorder. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Washington health officials on Monday announced a new program to help emergency room clinicians prescribe medications to…
Utah hits pause on mineral company’s southern Utah lithium project
The Green River is pictured outside of Moab, Utah on May 7, 2018. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch) An Australian-based mineral company hoping to produce lithium along the Green River in…
Realtor expects ‘feeding frenzy’ should mortgage interest rates drop
Builders are “not in a hurry to flood the market with new construction even though the demand for it is crazy.” (Photo: Ronda Churchill/Nevada Current) Policy, politics and progressive commentary…
Feenstra challenger Kevin Virgil eyes rematch in 2026
Kevin Virgil, a Republican candidate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, speaks at a forum in Cherokee on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Two weeks ago, Congressman…
Casey announces $400,000 for Philadelphia LGBTQ+ health and wellness center
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia June 6, 2024 (Capital-Star photo by John Cole) PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) visited the Mazzoni Center…