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.
Anna Claire Vollers
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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.
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States step into voting rights void left by federal rulings
The Supreme Court's May ruling in Louisiana v. Callais gutted a key federal provision, prompting at least nine more states to introduce their own Voting Rights Acts.
After nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role
Connecticut's new law bans private equity from controlling daily care decisions in nursing homes, as $665 billion in Medicaid cuts could push more Americans into facilities.
States face tight timeline as feds unveil new Medicaid work requirement rules
Six Democratic governors are pushing back against the January 2027 deadline, citing Arkansas as a cautionary tale where 18,000 lost coverage.
More megachurches want to be your alma mater
Megachurches are launching colleges with looser accreditation standards, raising concerns about credit transfers and federal financial aid eligibility for students.
The redistricting frenzy is scrambling the midterm elections. Here’s where things stand now.
A Supreme Court ruling and Trump pressure have triggered unprecedented mid-decade redistricting in nine states, with Republicans positioned to gain up to 17 seats before November.
As No Kings protests grow, a bigger question looms: What comes next?
More than 3,000 local demonstrations are planned Saturday as the No Kings movement enters its second year, with organizers focused on turning massive turnout into lasting political infrastructure.
State Medicaid budgets will decline by $665 billion under new federal law, report finds
A RAND analysis finds federal Medicaid cuts under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could reduce state Medicaid budgets by $665 billion and leave 7.6 million fewer people insured by 2034.
