About 200,000 Virginians will be eligible to tap into new state funding meant to offset costs for insurance through the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange, starting in November.  This means that participants could save about 70% on their monthly premium, after state lawmakers and Gov. Abigail Spanberger approved $150 million dollars for it in the […] more

• “Virginia Task Force One returns home after Venezuelan earthquake response.” — WTOP • “Stomach parasite that causes severe diarrhea has reached Virginia.” — WJLA • “Life inside ‘Data Center Alley’: What Utah can learn from Loudoun County, Virginia.” — KSL.com • “Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources opens public comment period for proposed regulations.” — […] more

In six rural counties across Indiana, an Indiana University Health nurse is paired with a first-time expectant mother to provide support throughout her pregnancy, birth and the critical early years of a child’s life. Together, the nurse and family navigate important health and developmental milestones, such as monitoring mom’s blood pressure for signs of preeclampsia, […] more

One year ago, the Republican “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” made the largest cuts to food stamps in the history of the program. Now 100,000 Ohioans are going without help and the state is bracing for enormous new costs without federal help. The Trump/Republican spending law made the largest cuts ever to the Supplemental Nutrition […] more

Madison Moore drove her car through the Tecumseh High School parking lot in New Carlisle, Ohio on Wednesday to get food boxes for her children.  “I love the variety that’s in there,” she said. “They like the apple crisps a lot. We don’t usually get those. We love the fresh fruit, and I love that […] more

(NewsUSA) - The United States remains a world leader in many areas of quantum information science, engineering, and technology (QISET), but without additional government investment, the U.S. may fall … more

GRAND RAPIDS — Independence Day may have come and gone, but there were still some fireworks in the latest Democratic U.S. Senate primary debate hosted Tuesday by WOOD-TV8 in Grand Rapids. The forum featured Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) — the two remaining primary candidates seeking their party’s nomination in the […] more

TOPEKA — Cindy Holscher and Ethan Corson on Tuesday both called for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Kansas, separating themselves from other gubernatorial candidates who only support using the drug for medicinal use or oppose legalizing it altogether. The two state senators are seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in the Aug. 4 primary, […] more

The Trump administration has rolled back teen pregnancy prevention grants and repurposed a program designed to reduce unintended pregnancies so that it promotes childbearing. But several states, including Republican-led ones, have protected or expanded access to contraception in recent months. Georgia Republican state Rep. Beth Camp sponsored a bill to expand contraceptive access in her […] more

The Rhode Island Department of Health will provide free skin cancer checks at state beaches in partnership with Brown Health Dermatology. more