States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy
States reject new federal guidance cutting childhood vaccines, forming alliances and passing laws to protect school requirements, insurance coverage, and public health standards.
Tim Henderson
Articles by Tim Henderson
Measles cases rise amid holiday travel
Measles cases hit 1,958 across 43 states, the highest in 33 years, putting the U.S. at risk of losing its eradication status amid falling vaccination rates.
Delayed jobs report: Unemployment ticks up to 4.6%, jobs up 64K
A delayed federal report shows the U.S. gained 64,000 jobs in November, rebounding from October losses, while unemployment climbed to 4.6%.
Unemployment rose in half the states in September
A shutdown-delayed federal report shows unemployment rose in most states in September, with the national rate climbing to 4.4% and wide variation across the country.
Trump allows more foreign ag workers, eases off ICE raids on farms
The Trump administration is expanding H-2A farm visas, lowering guest-worker wages, and quietly reducing agricultural ICE raids as growers face labor shortages and rising costs, drawing criticism from farmworker advocates.
Young homebuyers lose more ground in housing market as states struggle to help
A new report from the National Association of Realtors shows first-time homebuyers have been priced out of the market at record levels, with their share falling to 21% — the lowest in more than four decades.
Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states
Despite an encouraging national dip in the past year, overdose deaths are still on the rise in many Western states…
Haitian immigrants find new footholds, and familiar backlash, in the Midwest, South
Fortified with work authorizations and a new freedom, Haitian immigrants are moving out of their longtime strongholds in Florida and…
The nation’s last refuge for affordable homes is in Northeast Ohio
At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years…
