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11/12/2024

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11/12/2024

At the end of 2025, federal subsidies that cut the cost of health plans consumers purchased on Affordable Care Act exchanges will expire.

11/12/2024

The disappearance of federal help for health insurance would make coverage unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Federal subsidies that help people purchase health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act are set to expire at the end of 2025.

10/12/2024

If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, it could upend the economies of states where farming and other food-related industries are crucial.

10/12/2024

Just seven states now require students to pass a test to graduate, and one of those — New York — will end its Regents Exam as a requirement by the 2027-28 school year.

10/12/2024

New Mexico now allows residents to carry and use virtual driver's licenses. But for now, they're mostly just taking up memory on your phone.

10/12/2024

Immigrants make up about 2/3s of the nation’s crop farmworkers, and roughly 2 in 5 of them are not legally authorized to work in the U.S.

10/12/2024

If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants as part of an immigration overhaul, it could jeopardize states’ agricultural industries.

If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, it could upend the economies of states where farming and other food-related industries are crucial.

09/12/2024

09/12/2024

Religious groups and advocates across the state signaled their support for a bill that would cement a definition of anti-semitism into Ohio law.

09/12/2024

For-profit consultants across the country make millions each year by charging military veterans for help in filing their disability claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The practice exists in a legal loophole: It’s illegal under federal law for companies that aren’t accredited by...

09/12/2024

The ruling gives states a weapon to fight conservative federal rules on immigration, climate change, abortion access, and more.

09/12/2024

The Chevron deference ruling has been cited thousands of times in federal court decisions, but a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling wipes that all away — and it’s likely to boost blue states’ resistance to President-elect Donald Trump.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer was hailed as a conservative court’s broadside against a Democratic administration, giving red states more backing to delay or overturn policies they don’t like. But experts say it will likely give blue states more leeway to attack any forthcoming policy...

06/12/2024

While states have cheered the new tax revenue from sports gambling, some new studies have linked the burgeoning industry to lower consumer credit scores, higher credit card debt and less household savings. With access on their cellphones, gamblers can bet more often and easily than in traditional ca...