States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program
A pharmacist takes care of a customer at MAC Pharmacy in Cleveland in May. Some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to a greater number of…
New COVID-19 vaccines will soon be in Idaho. But for flu shots, here’s why to wait.
Registered nurse Orlyn Grace, left, administers a COVID-19 booster vaccination to Jeanie Merriman, right, at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on April 6, 2022 in San Rafael, California. (Photo by Justin…
The 10 states where voters could decide on abortion directly
Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights field staff member Carlos Ortiz delivered boxes of petitions to the secretary of state’s office in Columbus on July 5, 2023. Advocates behind abortion initiatives…
Union education staff are fighting for students and workers
Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images. As summer draws to a close and students across the country prepare to head back to school, there’s a renewed sense of excitement and hope…
New Indiana all-girls STEM school offers robotics, aviation — and scout badges
First graders at the new Girl IN STEM Academy in Indianapolis fill out and color worksheets introducing themselves to classmates on the first day of school in early August. (Photo…
The man behind Project 2025’s most radical plans
Paul Dans’ sketches laid out plans for a “conservative LinkedIn,” a database that now includes more than 10,000 candidates to staff federal agencies under a potential second Trump administration. Credit:Photo…
Schools feel teacher-shortage strains as 2024 academic year kicks off
Uinta County School District 1 Superintendent Ryan Thomas remembers when it was easy to hire teachers and other educational staff from the more populous state just miles away from Evanston.…
The outfits saving Wyoming lives struggle to save themselves
Most businesses in Wyoming would go under if they were operating more than a million dollars in the red — but Star Valley EMS, which bore that deficit last year,…
Idahoans can apply for grant, oral history project assistance as part of America250 initiative
Idahoans gather around a statue of President Abraham Lincoln in this undated photo. (Courtesy of the Idaho State Historical Society) New grant opportunities are available to Idaho organizations as a…
Like a B-movie zombie, campus concealed carry just won’t die
One thing I’ve learned covering Wyoming politics is that no bad idea is ever allowed to fade into the sunset. Just when you think it’s finally dead, the bloody carcass…