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.
Anna Claire Vollers
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
