OMAHA — Nearly two months after the last American cruise ship passenger was released from quarantine due to exposure to hantavirus, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Nebraska to tour the quarantine unit that housed them. Kennedy visited the University of Nebraska Medical Center Thursday alongside Gov. Jim Pillen and […]
The first rule of politics, they say, is to show up. I spent last weekend obeying that rule.
Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Carey’s constituents are speaking out against Congress’s cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, and education. More than a dozen people recently protested outside Carey’s Columbus office as part of the Center for Popular Democracy’s national “Care Over Cruelty” August Recess Month of Action. The event was also hosted […]
For the past eight years, Tennessee has seen an ever-increasing state budget, with surpluses often in the billions of dollars. The growing pot of money has allowed Gov. Bill Lee and state lawmakers to use the extra cash for large-scale infrastructure projects, to cut taxes and expand the state’s private school voucher program. But with […]
Ten years ago, Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman faced a challenge from a Democratic rival who portrayed the lawmaker as out of touch with Arkansas and too aligned with Donald Trump. His challenger, Conner Eldridge, brought in then-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota to campaign for him. Heitkamp, a Democrat who sat on the Agriculture […]
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek said Friday at the Iowa State Fair that U.S. Senate Democrats should not “let perfection stand in the way of progress” in moving forward a farm bill. Earlier in August, progress on a farm bill stalled as Senate Democrats were unwilling to continue negotiations unless Republicans agreed to delay […]
Over the last several weeks, West Virginia residents and lawmakers have learned much about the state’s school clothing voucher program and — judging by what I’ve seen on social media, in the press and at legislative meetings — most seem to have concluded it’s an important program that offers families vital economic support.
Montana tourism continues to thrive this summer. In July visitor spending in Whitefish alone reached a record $15.65 million. In the hope of sparing some other unsuspecting visitor my pain, I share my last tourist experience there.
Officials from New Mexico food banks say recent changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as well as rising grocery costs, have dramatically increased demand at community food distribution centers across the state.
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 […]
