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Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans

Mar. 28, 2024 05:04 AM EDT

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A new rule finalized by the Democratic president's administration will limit these plans to just three months. And the plans can only...

New Mexico expands support to more youths as they age out of foster care

Mar. 14, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is expanding the reach of a program that includes providing support for housing, health care and transportation to youths raised in foster care as they turn 18 and age out of the child welfare system, under an executive order signed Thursday by Gov. Michelle Lujan...

White House-hosted arts summit explores how to incorporate arts and humanities into problem-solving

Jan. 30, 2024 15:56 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency will assign artists to treasured bodies of water in the United States under a new program announced Tuesday at a White House-sponsored conference on exploring ways to use the arts and humanities as another instrument for problem-solving. ...