Medicaid meeting considers progress, concerns about various programs
Three lawmakers — Sen. Shelli Yoder, Sen. Fady Qaddoura and Rep. Ed Clere — questioned FSSA officials about various aspects of Medicaid programs Wednesday. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) A handful…
City parks make diverse communities feel safe and welcome — Phalen Regional Park is an example
‘Meditation,’ by Lei Yixin, near the picnic pavilion in Lake Phalen Regional Park. Photo courtesy of city of Saint Paul. What makes a city a good place to live? Practical…
Analysis: As housing values soar in Tenn., property tax burden starts to fall more on homeowners
Homes in a East Nashville neighborhood. (Photo: John Partipilo) Tennessee counties are lowering their property taxes as housing values climbed to new highs over the past four years, but that…
New law allows low-income pregnant women to receive prenatal care earlier
Low-income pregnant women can access timely prenatal care regardless of their Medicaid application status thanks to legislation passed by lawmakers this year. The change brings Mississippi in line with 29…
Kent State in 1970, Columbia University in 2024
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 1: NYPD officers talk to the driver of a car who sped past a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside The City College Of New York (CUNY)…
A case for banning book bans
Photo illustration by Getty Images. Smut and libraries may have saved my life. As much as anyone can say for certain that a particular moment or small series of events…
Lawmakers adjourn without banning state from seizing benefits from Missouri foster kids
The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, as pictured September 26, 2023 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Legislation that would have banned Missouri from seizing Social Security benefits from foster children was…
Experts eye tax changes ahead of Trump-era cuts’ sunset
Some provisions of the 2017 federal tax law expire at the end of next year, setting off debates about what changes to make to the tax code. (Photo by Douglas…
Vaccine requirement’s return restores hope for mother who lost son to meningitisÂ
Gail Bailey stands at the tombstone for her son, Eddy, who died of bacterial meningitis in 2002. (Erik Gunn | Wisconsin Examiner) It has been nearly 22 years since Edward…
USDA chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over U.S. House GOP farm bill’s nutrition cuts
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, pictured in Omaha on March 28, 2024, raised concerns Wednesday with U.S. House Republicans’ farm bill proposal. (Photo by Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) WASHINGTON —…