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Parents of children with developmental disabilities fear the unexpected and potentially imminent elimination of a Washington state support program they’ve come to depend on. As the state deals with budget troubles, Washington officials say the Parent to Parent program’s future isn’t guaranteed past August. Parent to Parent provides support and resources for families of children […]
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Jake Goldstein-Street
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7/27/26
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Reproductive Freedom for All, one of the largest reproductive rights nonprofits nationwide, announced Monday a six-figure investment in a Michigan canvassing effort in advance of the November midterm elections. The investment is part of the organization’s “My Body. My Ballot.” campaign — $23.5 million going to the group’s “largest-ever midterm electoral program and will focus […]
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Katherine Dailey
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7/27/26
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For Ann Kirkwood, doctor appointments sometimes come all at once. One week in mid-May, she had a big one coming up: To see if she had kidney cancer. Kirkwood, who uses a wheelchair, has tapped a free medical transportation program through Valley Regional Transit, a public transit agency in southwest Idaho. But when she went […]
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Kyle Pfannenstiel
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7/27/26
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Alabama’s infant mortality rate improved in 2024, but access to adequate healthcare impacts outcomes for babies in their first year of life. According to data from the Alabama Department of Public Health, the state’s infant mortality rate was 7.1 babies per 1,000 live births in 2024, reflecting the rate of infants who died within their […]
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Anna Barrett
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7/27/26
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Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series with Nebraska gubernatorial candidates about their pivot from the May 12 primary election to the Nov. 3 general election. LINCOLN — Rick Beard knows the uphill climb he faces to be elected Nebraska’s next governor but feels his third-party status and ideas for a state-run medical […]
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Zach Wendling
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7/27/26
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It would be easy to blame Republicans — especially the present White House occupant — for the steady atrophying of healthcare that’s readily accessible to Virginians in rural areas. You wouldn’t be wrong. You wouldn’t be totally right either. Policies put in place during President Donald Trump’s second term contribute substantially to the declining availability […]
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Bob Lewis
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7/27/26
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In 2022, when Dan McKee and Helena Buonanno Foulkes first squared off for the democratic gubernatorial nomination, opioids didn’t get a lot of airtime. Aside from a few high-profile moments — a jab in a debate by candidate Daniel Munoz, a controversial TV ad where the McKee campaign claimed Foulkes had made money “pumping opioids […]
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Philip Eil
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7/27/26
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• “Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns.” — Politico • “Nexstar Tegna merger: Virginia AG alleges court order violation.” — Roanoke Star • “Virginia needs months of steady rain to recover from one of its worst droughts in decades.” — WSET • “Span of control: What your Virginia local government can […]
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Staff Report
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7/27/26
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Ambulance trips from Rhode Island’s East Bay took about a minute longer in the first six months following the abrupt closure of the Washington Bridge’s westbound span on Dec. 11, 2023, according to a study in the July 2026 issue of the Rhode Island Medical Journal. The study examined a year’s worth of ambulance transports […]
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Alexander Castro
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7/27/26
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Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources has taken in at least $109 million in wetlands payments from landowners, but many of the projects supposed to offset disruption have stalled since the program’s launch in 2018. The state mitigation program is regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Per federal regulations, land acquisitions and initial improvements […]
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Jack Forrest
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7/27/26
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