Indianola faces another lawsuit in police shooting of unarmed 11-year-old
A year after an 11-year-old Indianola boy survived being shot in the chest, the boy’s mother is pursuing a state lawsuit against the sergeant and police department. In the early…
House approves liquor licenses for under-served Boston neighborhoods
BOSTON WOULD GAIN 205 alcoholic beverage licenses and an opportunity to bolster restaurants and revitalize neighborhoods and communities of color, under legislation that the House approved Thursday afternoon. The redrafted…
Task force releases report on Stay NJ tax credit program
Officials say logistical and technical challenges will require the first year of Stay NJ awards go out on checks, if they go out at all. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey…
Missouri Medicaid enrollment continues decline, down 200,000 since last June
Children made up 56% of the net decline in Medicaid enrollment between June 2023 and April 2024 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). Missouri’s Medicaid enrollment has shrunk by around 200,000 people since…
Safety-Net Health Clinics Cut Services and Staff Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding’
Protesters march to the Arkansas Capitol on Aug. 22 to deliver a letter to Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office detailing the difficulties they have had with the state’s Medicaid…
Universities try 3-year degrees to save students time, money
Students walk to and from classes on the Indiana University campus, in Bloomington, Ind. The state just enacted a new law calling on all Indiana public universities to study how…
The tragedy of sacrificing good public policy while pandering for votes
Photo illustration by Getty Images. Caught up in the swirling tides of a presidential election year, citizens are rightfully concerned that much of what we’re seeing from candidates are actions…
Pill press molds used to produce illicit fentanyl targeted in legislation in Congress
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, September 23, 2016…
Summer, wildflowers unfurl across Wyoming
As temperatures warm the landscape and rivers rush with runoff, wildflowers unfurl across Wyoming’s sage hills, river bottoms and forest floors. Shooting star wildflowers, which delight young hikers with their…
Protecting the right to protest is how we protect democracy in North Carolina
House Bill 237 would increase penalties for protesters who block traffic as well as for protesters who choose to wear a mask or face covering during a protest. (Photo: Clayton…