A food truck that’s been a regular at the Indiana Statehouse’s weekly market for about two years had its participation revoked over a slogan on the side of the vehicle, and one law professor thinks it brings First Amendment questions. In an email to Smash Daddy’s Burgers, Fries, Etc., a state personnel department official said […] more

Now that a freeze on Medicaid funding specifically targeted at Planned Parenthood locations and clinics who provide abortion has expired, Ohio’s facilities are working to bring back services they couldn’t afford during the yearlong funding pause. Though federal law already prohibits Medicaid dollars from being used for abortion services, clinics who also happen to provide […] more

The Trump administration is moving more aggressively than prior administrations to trim the federal government’s massive real estate portfolio, but what happens next for these recently sold buildings — and those marked for disposal — is still coming into focus. more

The air pollution cocktail that expectant mothers often breathe in Utah is associated with more preterm births, University of Utah researchers found in a new study.  That repeated exposure to a combination of air pollutants during early pregnancy stages, even in moderate levels, is associated with nearly three times greater odds of preterm birth, researchers […] more

TAMPA — U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins came to Tampa General Hospital Thursday to celebrate hospital officials signing on to the Trump administration’s new dietary initiative, the ‘Make Hospital Food Healthier’ pledge, designed to improve hospital food. “It’s really incredible […] more

The new report from the Office of the State Auditor found that 15 of 33 counties had not reported any opioid settlement spending by mid-2025. more

After calling for a full investigation into an influenza outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) is leading a group of House Democrats demanding answers about the Department of Defense’s decision to rescind its influenza vaccine requirements and the death of an airman from Grand Rapids.  Keon McDaniel […] more

Decades after state lawmakers created criminal charges penalizing people living with HIV in the name of public health, a bill striking the “stigmatizing” language only needs Gov. Josh Shapiro’s signature to become law.  “People living with HIV in Pennsylvania are finally being seen and heard as citizens deserving of dignity (and) protections — not punishment,” […] more

More than 140,000 Rhode Islanders receiving SNAP benefits will have another year of access to fresh produce discounts at select grocery stores thanks to funding in the state’s fiscal year 2027 budget that extends the Eat Well, Be Well program. more

A Commonwealth Court judge ruled Pennsylvanians can use Medicaid to cover abortions, at least temporarily overturning a decades-long ban. more