Dozens of cities and counties sue fire truck makers over soaring costs, delivery delays
Three manufacturers control up to 80% of the market as prices nearly doubled since 2020, and the companies moved this week to dismiss two of the lawsuits.
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More states ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US
Ohio's own bill stalled before a full Senate vote after a Vinton County case involving a mother married at 15 renewed scrutiny of the state's 17-year-old exception.
As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
A DOJ memo and state Medicaid cuts, including $126 million in Maryland, are reshaping decades of civil rights protections for disabled Americans nationwide.
Private investment in youth sports draws state, federal scrutiny
Michigan and Texas attorneys general are probing hockey rink consolidators as Congress weighs a bill banning predatory private equity in youth sports.
Salad greens scrutinized as cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads
The New York Times has confirmed at least 4,800 cases nationwide, far above the CDC's 843, as federal surveillance cutbacks push states to investigate on their own.
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15 states sue Trump administration to block school mental health funding cuts
The suit says the administration plans to defy a December court order and end the $1 billion Parkland-era grant program by month's end.
Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits
A Washington hospice nurse says Compassus pushed staff to falsify records and inflate patient visits after its joint venture with Providence took over operations.
Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs
Massachusetts researchers found the meals cut hospitalizations 31% and saved $3,433 per person, nearly offsetting the program's full cost to taxpayers.
More states tighten voting rules ahead of midterm elections
Nine states passed voting restrictions this year, though studies show noncitizen voting is extremely rare and some laws are already facing legal challenges.
25 Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Twenty-five states plus DC say the feds sprung the new rule on them months into implementation, with an August 31 deadline they call unworkable and face penalties for missing.
Public universities face escalating involvement from state lawmakers
Republican lawmakers in five states have passed laws stripping faculty senates of power, with Texas professors already fired over curriculum and ideology disputes.
Several Republican-led states rebrand Pride Month
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox reversed three years of Pride Month declarations, while Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles deleted a post saying homosexuality has no place in America.
