Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
Dental students, working as volunteers, attend to patients at a Remote Area Medical mobile dental and medical clinic on October 7, 2023, in Grundy, Virginia. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) WASHINGTON —…
Missouri Senate bitterness halts action as lawmakers prepare for final day of chaotic session
Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, protests as the Senate adjourns for the day Thursday (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Senate did nothing but fight during two brief floor sessions Thursday,…
Truck stop fined for excessive pollution in wastewater
Waspy’s Truck Stop south of Audubon has a convenience store, restaurant, hotel, truck wash and service center. (Image from Google Earth) A western Iowa truck stop near Audubon has violated…
SLED: Freedom Caucus accusations on noncitizen voter registration are false
(File/Getty Images) COLUMBIA — Accusations by a South Carolina GOP legislator that agencies were “attempting to register noncitizens to vote” were false, the State Law Enforcement Division reported Thursday following…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, conducted an analysis of election conduct from 2003 to 2023 and found 29 instances of noncitizens voting nationwide over that 20 year period.…
With GOP opposed, U.S. Senate panel advances bills to combat AI in elections
Over the last year or more, several states have passed legislation restricting the use of AI in political ads or requiring that it be disclosed. (Photo via Getty Images) Members…
Florida is now one of the few states divesting from Chinese-owned companies
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prevent the People’s Republic of China from gaining undue influence. Credit: Getty Images Quality Journalism for Critical Times Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation this…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
U.S. House Republicans are promoting a bill to curb voting by noncitizens. Though noncitizens can vote in some local elections, it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal…
Advocates press U.S. House to act soon on compensation for nuclear testing victims
New Mexico Democrats Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, at the lectern, and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, and Guam’s Republican House delegate, James Moylan, along with advocates, on May 16, 2024, urged…
Lawsuit over UF lockdown: Alum claims he paid for fees but didn’t get the services; seeks refund
Century Tower at the University of Florida. Credit: UF website Quality Journalism for Critical Times A University of Florida alumnus’ bid to recover fees he paid for student services but…