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A state panel tasked with setting healthcare rates for school workers delayed a decision Monday in anticipation of input from state Treasury officials.
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Nikita Biryukov
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7/27/26
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“While some of this news is very shocking to people, it was because our financial reporting systems were in shambles,” a Brattleboro Memorial Hospital administrator said of the higher shortfall total.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Audit reveals Brattleboro hospital’s multiyear budget deficit has risen to at least $30 million.
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Kevin O'Connor
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7/27/26
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LAWRENCE — Democratic candidate Lauren Reinhold decided to run for Congress in Kansas after the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency — better known as DOGE — eliminated her federal position. “It wasn’t about me losing my job,” she said. “It was about my commitment and faith in federal government, and watching what they […]
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Baya Burgess
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7/27/26
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It’s been nearly 21 years since Missourians living in Springfield could access abortion without driving at least a couple hours. That ended Monday. The city’s Planned Parenthood clinic began offering medication abortion this week, ending a stretch that started in October 2005, when Springfield Healthcare Center closed after three decades in business and left southwest […]
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Anna Spoerre
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7/27/26
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Verizon’s “Parenting in a Digital World” reports that parents now prefer introducing smartwatches to help children build responsible tech habits.
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Bea Moise, BCCS for Verizon’s “Parenting in a Digital World”
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7/27/26
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By identifying the genes and molecules crucial to resistance in American chestnuts and other species, researchers hope to use genomic techniques to breed trees that can flourish in the face of blight.
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Steve Strauss, Oregon State University, The Conversation
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7/27/26
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Surviving in the wild is no small feat for animals, especially ones like Jimothy, with rare conditions And yet he persevered to viral celebration, thanks to an adaptable brain and a caring mother.
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Kelly Lambert, University of Richmond, The Conversation
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7/27/26
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Oura reports that the 2026 World Cup affected sleep quality, stress, and activity levels globally, revealing late bedtimes and increased physiological stress metrics during the matches.
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Locke Hughes for Oura
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7/27/26
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Five weeks after Gov. Dan McKee signed into law a controversial bill temporarily banning new charter schools — departing from his own past support for charter schools — the payoff has come through for his reelection campaign. The Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals (RIFTHP) endorsed McKee in an announcement Friday. The backing […]
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Nancy Lavin
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7/27/26
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With the 2026 election approaching, Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird have unveiled a new priority: cracking down on Medicaid fraud. That comes as a big surprise to those of us who know the system and have actually fought Medicaid fraud. Why such a surprise? Because our governor and attorney general have long […]
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Dean Lerner, Kevin Techau
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7/27/26
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