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Revised DACA program to be debated before Texas judge who previously ruled against it
HOUSTON (AP) — A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children is set to be debated Thursday before a federal judge who previously ruled the program illegal. Attorneys representing the nine...
Editorial Roundup: Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 23, 2023. Editorial: A major investment in the education of Minnesota kids Education funding is critical. Now the big test is ensuring that it is used wisely to boost achievement. Minnesota lawmakers made good on a promise...
Takeaways from AP's report on legislative reforms to victim compensation programs
Across the country, violent crime victims are using their stories to push for changes to state compensation programs meant to help them with medical bills, relocation, funerals or other expenses. Vanessa Martinez, who survived a gunshot wound to the head, has turned to speaking at...
Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even with the new spending restraints in the debt limit deal that cut borrowing by $1.5 trillion, the U.S. government's deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record levels over the next few decades. The projections are a sign that the two-year truce...
As India's electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar
RAICHUR, India (AP) — In the searing heat that often envelops Raichur, an ancient town in southern India, a ceiling fan that spins without interruption brings sweet relief for the newborn babies and their mothers at the Government Maternity Hospital. But such respite wasn't always...
Medicaid plans to audit the prices of costliest drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it is planning to conduct a yearly audit to verify the prices drug makers charge on a handful of the costliest prescriptions covered by Medicaid. Under the proposal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would...
Execution secrecy and hospital regulations among South Carolina's flurry of new laws
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers finished their regular session in 2023 passing a flurry of bills that have kept Gov. Henry McMaster's right hand busy signing them into law. The new laws range from eliminating state permission for hospitals to expand to breaking up...
New York City has a right to shelter, but will it establish a right to sleep outside?
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams has hailed his city’s right to shelter as a hallmark of compassion for its most destitute. Now he must decide if he will extend that compassion by bestowing homeless people with the right to sleep outside. The City Council unanimously...
Wisconsin Republican leaders at odds over local government aid bill, putting it at risk
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Republicans are at odds over a key ingredient of a proposal long sought after by local governments, first responders and others that would significantly boost state aid to pay for essential services. The Assembly passed a...
Vos says Republicans ‘done negotiating’ local aid; Evers optimistic about a deal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that Republicans were “done negotiating” on a bill that would increase state aid to local governments, unveiling a new proposal that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Senate have yet to agree to. ...
