Ellensburg
Costco is partnering with a nonprofit to launch its own brand of Medicare.
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State Farm has begun sending checks to customers after the company announced its largest dividend in history.
States Newsroom
Preliminary estimates project North Dakota lawmakers will be able to spend nearly $900 million from Legacy Fund earnings during the 2027 legislative session. The $894 million is a preliminary estimate presented to lawmakers Wednesday by Retirement and Investment Office staff. It would represent a roughly 30% increase from what was received for the 2025-2027 biennium. […]
Kansas
TOPEKA — The error rate in a Kansas food assistance program has dropped since Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, but the state still faces the possibility of paying a $20.6 million penalty to the federal government, a state spokeswoman said. Kansas had an error rate of more than 12% in […]
States Newsroom
The state is beginning to mail $300 checks to certain Maine residents. These “affordability payments” were a cornerstone of the latest state budget, which officially takes effect Wednesday. Full-year Maine residents who file a 2025 Maine individual income tax return by October 15, 2026, are eligible for the one-time payments if they have a federal […]
Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. - Thanks to help from the public, a Shreveport man wanted for using a stolen debit card has been arrested.
Commentary
Back when I was growing up, it seemed a bit easier to get by on next to nothing. People could afford food and shelter on a working-class wage and get a little help from safety net programs when needed. But since the 1990s, the cost of housing and healthcare has increasingly exceeded wage growth. We’re […]
Missoula
Montana taxpayers expect their tax dollars to be spent responsibly, transparently, and on priorities that benefit everyone — not directed to private organizations with the strongest political support. That expectation is reflected in Article V, Section 11(5) of the Montana Constitution, which states: "No appropriation shall be made for religious, charitable, industrial, educational, or benevolent purpose to any private individual, private association, or private corporation not under the control of the state."
Minnesota
(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is applauding $40 million in taxpayer funding for 24 Family Homeless Prevention Assistance Program administrators across the state.
Montana
BOZEMAN, Mont. — A new housing project near Fowler Lane is set to bring 296 workforce housing units to Bozeman as developers push to add more below-market rentals in one of Montana’s most expensive housing markets.
