A year after President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to cut taxes and slash spending on healthcare and other programs aimed at helping lower income Americans, Democrats in Arizona are sounding the alarm over its impacts on families in the Grand Canyon State. And the ability of people to access public […] more

A Montana Legislative Fiscal Division report published late last month says general fund revenues grew by 4.1% in Fiscal Year 2025, largely driven by income tax, a significant change after a previously anticipated decline of 1.7%. While the report says “pressures” on the budget still exist, the state should enter the 2027 Legislative Session in […] more

Centene Corp., the parent company of multiple Arkansas health insurance plans, will stop participating in the state’s Medicaid expansion program next year, the Department of Human Services confirmed Monday. Arkansas receives billions of federal dollars each year to fund and administer Medicaid, the low-cost insurance program for low-income people and people with disabilities.  ARHOME, the […] more

Some areas of Iowa received more than two month’s worth of rain in a 36-hour period, leaving fields and basements flooded, according to the latest Iowa weather summary and crop progress and condition report. Justin Glisan, the state climatologist, wrote in the weekly weather summary that storms formed in a “ring of fire” pattern around […] more

A western Iowa nursing home has been fined $6,750, in part for refusing to summon an ambulance for a resident, forcing the man’s family to take her to the hospital in their car. The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing has cited the Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center in Clay County for failing to […] more

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, created in 2025, got rid of 248 positions, most unfilled. more

The departure of Taylor Hatch Friday from her post as secretary of the Department of Children and Families may signal the start of an exodus from the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Hatch’s move comes roughly six months before a new governor will be sworn in to replace DeSantis after his eight years in office. […] more

Two of Iowa’s private higher education institutions are partnering to provide students with greater opportunities to further their education in health sciences. Des Moines University announced in a news release Monday it has partnered with Central College in Pella to offer reserved seats, guaranteed interviews and accelerated degree achievement in certain programs. “This partnership will […] more

The 74 reports on 11 AI prompts that can assist teachers in streamlining tasks and enhancing creativity, helping to improve their work-life balance and effectiveness. more

In light of a federal court decision last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed retailers in West Virginia that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to again allow people to use SNAP to purchase soda.  more