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States providing healthcare to immigrants face financial pressures " Stateline
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (1081+ words) Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of federal subsidies that helped people buy Obamacare plans. Under…...
Emergency housing vouchers are ending early, leaving cities and renters scrambling " Stateline
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1062+ words) A New York City mom and domestic violence survivor felt a flashback of fear when she received a notice in March that the emergency housing voucher she and her son have relied on since 2023 will run out soon. "It felt…...
Democratic AGs file 100th lawsuit against Trump " Stateline
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (282+ words) Democratic attorneys general this week filed their 100th lawsuit against the Trump administration, part of a coordinated legal strategy." And the attorneys general say they are winning most of their court cases against the administration. Of the 67 cases with court rulings,…...
Three states and New York City join global disease response network " Stateline
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (808+ words) In an extraordinary break from the federal government, the public health departments of at least three states and New York City are joining the global alert network of the World Health Organization, spurred by President Donald Trump's decision to remove…...
29 states and DC now reject federal vaccine guidance " Stateline
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (364+ words) The tally as of March 10 reflects states that have announced they will go their own way on childhood vaccines since last May, when Kennedy began to make changes to the vaccine schedule. Those changes culminated with a reduction in recommended…...