Race and place can contribute to shorter lives, research suggests
Jerrilyn Martinez sits in her tent in 2020 at the “Wall of Forgotten Natives,” a strip of land in Minneapolis which was reclaimed by outreach workers after being fenced off…
Anti-Trump ‘light brigade’ aims to make dejected Democrats feel seen
Members of Indivisible Michigan display illuminated signs that read “RESIST TRUMP” on a pedestrian bridge over Grand River Ave. in Lansing, Mich., on Jan. 29, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan…
GOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services ,departs after testifying in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
Virginia Medicaid recipients on edge as GOP weighs cuts
State social services workers signed up homeless residents for Medicaid at a resource fair in Richmond in 2018. Enrollment in the program has more than doubled since Medicaid expansion, leading…
50% reduction for all: Property tax discussion continues in Senate
CHEYENNE—A bill that would have extended the life of a new long-term homeowner property tax exemption program has failed, but another that would offer 50% relief to homeowners regardless of…
GOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services ,departs after testifying in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
Legislators should let ideas compete, not micromanage state university curriculum
(Photo illustration by Iowa Capital Dispatch via Canva with dome image by Iowa Capital Dispatch; mortarboard via Getty Images) There may be a solution to the complaint some Republican legislators…
Kim Davis’ lawyer eager for next step as he argues same-sex marriage case before appeals panel
Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mat Staver in the Potter Stewart Courthouse in Cincinnati, Jan. 30, 2025. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd) CINCINNATI — A lawyer for former Rowan…
GOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services ,departs after testifying in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
LSU’s top attorney is leaving his position
Clouds pass above the LSU Law Center on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La. LSU general counsel Winston DeCuir will step down from his position,…