Plans to reform CT’s health care oversight failed. Now what?
Lofty plans for a major redesign of Connecticut’s “certificate of need” program” — a regulatory effort that requires providers to obtain state approval before making substantial changes in the health…
Why do lawmakers’ intentions for nursing home funding keep falling short?
The state’s Division of Medicaid Services launched a massive outreach campaign well before the end of pandemic protections last March, reminding Medicaid beneficiaries they needed to have their benefits redetermined.…
Gun rights groups notch big court wins as Ohio legislative priority bill sits in limbo
Photo by Aristide Economopoulos for New Jersey Monitor/States Newsroom. Last week, federal courts gave gun rights activists two significant wins, both at the expense of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco…
Michigan’s national education standing sounds alarm bells
Dana DiFilippo/States Newsroom Michigan continues to lag behind most other states when it comes to education, underscoring the vital importance of helping kids to be present and successful in their…
‘There was a mistake’: Ohio overpays public schools, voucher program by millions
Getty Images The state of Ohio accidentally overpaid schools $30 million due to a funding formula error. The state’s largest education union is looking at the pros and cons of…
US judge in Kentucky blocks Biden Title IX rules, says ‘sex,’ ‘gender identity’ not the same thing
A high school student writing in her notepad. Getty Images. A federal judge has blocked new Title IX rules, including those aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination in K-12…
Ohio GOP politicians refuse to accept accountability for voucher boondoggle, extremist agenda
Getty Images. My way or the highway may be your boss’s motto and your cross to bear. But if that is the mantra of publicly elected officials in a representative…
States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure
Hired security personnel wait for voters outside the Leon County Supervisor of Elections office on Nov. 3, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The federal…
Maine seniors shorted more than 23,500 hours of direct care each week
Emily Curry left the field of direct care in Maine after she said the hours and workload became untenable. (Courtesy of the Maine Center for Economic Policy) Emily Curry had…
U.S. Supreme Court overturns ban on bump stocks used in Las Vegas mass shooting
A 7.62X39mm round sits next a a 30-round magazine and an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at Good Guys Gun and Range in Orem, Utah, on Feb. 21, 2018.…