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Missouri state Rep. Darin Chappell and House Majority Leader Alex Riley confer in the Missouri House in March (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).

Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in Missouri state Constitution draws public opposition

Advocates for cancer patients, people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers urged Missouri lawmakers Wednesday to reject a proposal writing Medicaid work requirements into the state ...

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Health care Report: MMR vaccine rates drop among Pennsylvania kindergarteners By DANIELLE SMITH Keystone State News Connection – 9/22/25

A new analysis found Pennsylvania’s childhood vaccination rates are slipping.For the second year in a row, kindergarten immunizations fell below the 95% target set by the U.S. Department of ...

Economy More uninsured kids in Nebraska prompts concern By MARK MORAN Nebraska News Connection – 9/22/25

The number of uninsured kids in Nebraska is on the rise. Advocates for children say a lack of coverage can lead to lower levels of basic care and more serious mental health or medical issues in the ...

Health care Michigan nurses push back on OB closure, stalled contract By CHRYSTAL BLAIR Michigan News Connection – 9/17/25

Nurses in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula are rallying today in Ironwood against the closure of the Aspirus Hospital obstetrics unit and in support of a fair union contract. The OB unit is ...

Abortion Texas abortion pill legislation faces legal challenge By FREDA ROSS Texas News Service – 9/11/25

Texas could soon have another law on the books aimed at strengthening its strict abortion ban. House Bill 7, passed by the Legislature, gives private citizens the right to sue anyone who distributes, ...

Abortion GOP-authored Michigan bill would legalize discriminating against women who receive abortions By Richard Eberwein – 8/27/25

Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) has introduced legislation that would legalize workplace discrimination against women who have received abortion care.

Economy Brian Fitzpatrick gets credit for voting for tax cuts, tries to dodge accountability for slashing Medicaid and SNAP By Richard Eberwein – 8/20/25

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is attempting to dodge responsibility for originally supporting President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

Elections Ohio Republican congressional candidate makes baseless claim that people won’t die because of Medicaid cuts By Richard Eberwein – 8/12/25

Ohio state Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.), who is running for the U.S. House against incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), contends that the Medicaid cuts passed by his party will not lead to unnecessary deaths.

Abortion Author of Texas abortion ban accused of paying for multiple abortions during alleged 17-year affair By Richard Eberwein – 7/28/25

Prominent Texas state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) has been accused of having a 17-year affair with an exotic dancer, who says the anti-reproductive rights lawmaker paid for multiple abortions for “his own personal gain.”

Economy Report: Medicaid cuts are putting nursing homes and hospitals in Pennsylvania at risk By Richard Eberwein – 7/22/25

According to a report from ABC 27 News, 15 nursing homes and five hospitals in northwest Pennsylvania are at risk of shutting down due to the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

Abortion Minnesota Republican Scott Jensen announces second gubernatorial bid By Richard Eberwein – 7/18/25

Controversial Minnesota Republican Scott Jensen has announced his second bid for governor after losing to incumbent Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) in 2022.

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