The state’s largest nursing home association has asked the Department of Homeland Security to consider allowing Haitians with temporary protected status (TPS) to continue to work in long-term care and pursue “available lawful immigration pathways.” Approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals nationwide hold TPS, of whom half are estimated to live in Florida. “If roughly one in […]
Phone trees at Brewer High School store students phones for the duration of the school day. Fifteen Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration over cuts to a $1 billion school mental health grant program. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/Maine Morning Star)
The New Mexico Department of Health on July 9 issued a warning about heat-related illnesses ahead of a hot weekend.
Fifteen states on Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between Democratic-led states and the U.S. Department of Education over a mental health grant program that Congress established following the 2018 school shooting at Marjory […]
ADEL — U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn said Friday the current Republican-led Congress has been the most effective in “generational history” to have moved forward with cancer research funding. Nunn spoke to cancer patients, survivors and advocates at a American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) event Friday at the Adel Public Library. Nunn, who […]
What was old is new again – Blue Cross NC will return to processing State Health Plan benefit claims as its third-party administrator, replacing Aetna in 2028. Aetna has been the health plan’s third-party administrator since 2025, after health plan trustees, guided by former state Treasurer Dale Folwell, decided to stop working with Blue Cross, […]
SC natural resources agency wants to get into the business of selling credits to environmentally friendly and carbon neutral companies.
With extreme heat warnings issued for northern Utah this weekend, physicians are urging Utahns to be aware of signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Temperatures of up to 107 degrees are possible for the Wasatch Front and Cache Valley on Saturday from noon to 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Other […]
Federally Qualified Health Centers in Southwest Virginia have shut down eight school-based health clinics, prompting the Virginia Community Healthcare Association to urge U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, to intervene. The association, which represents FQHCs across the state, sent Griffith a letter Thursday about the closures. The outreach program had served as an extension of health […]
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U.S. agricultural goods make up a piece of the trade pie among the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The U.S.’s neighboring countries are important markets for Oklahoma. Last week, the U.S. declined to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement(USMCA), which replaced the North America Free Trade Agreement in 2020. That doesn’t mean the agreement is canceled. Instead, […]
Two weeks after a federal judge ruled against a ban on West Virginia’s federal food assistance program being used to buy soda, the state Department of Human Services announced Friday a “pause” on the ban.
OpenSecrets reports that Graham Platner's exit from Maine's Senate race leaves Democrats in a financial hole, complicating their bid to regain control.
RealTruck.com reports on six essential etiquette rules for car show attendees, emphasizing respect for vehicles, thoughtful interactions, and personal responsibility.
A trio of Kansas Republicans seeking to be elected governor — Philip Sarnecki, Charlotte O'Hara and Scott Schwab — dive into the issues on televised debate.
PrimeRx reports on how digital pharmaceutical marketplaces are improving drug purchasing for pharmacies, offering transparency and competitive pricing amid industry challenges.
The new committee tasked with studying artificial intelligence and data centers ahead of North Dakota’s 2027 legislative session has released the agenda for its first meeting. The inaugural meeting of the committee is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday in Bismarck. The committee will hear presentations on how other states and the federal government are regulating […]
The committee tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of New Mexico’s behavioral health care infrastructure on Thursday unanimously approved an $8 million plan for the second of 13 regional proposals aimed at doing so.
State health plan members will pay less for their care beginning next year if they use UNC Hospitals, Novant Health, and Iredell Health System under a new plan adopted to help lower costs for state employees and the State Health Plan. State Health Plan trustees on Friday agreed to contracts with three health systems designated […]
The 74 reports a widening political gender divide among Gen Z, with young women strongly supporting Democrats while young men gravitate towards Republicans, reflecting contrasting views in schools.
Tennessee Lookout reports that since the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 100,000 Tennesseans have lost their SNAP food aid.
Jump reports that AI assistants are empowering financial advisors to take summer vacations with more freedom, enhancing efficiency and communication while they’re away.
Reasons to be Cheerful reports on positive news and inspiring stories, highlighting solutions to societal issues and promoting hope and optimism.
The Trump administration is continuing its pushback against state artificial intelligence laws that it views as ideologically biased, proposing a new Federal Trade Commission policy. The proposed policy statement, which is open for public comment through July 31, would affect how the FTC regulates AI companies. The agency said it’s meant to address concerns that […]
Grist reports native plants, once seen as weeds, are now in high demand, with sales booming at events like the Kilbourn Park plant sale, surpassing attendance records.
