What is a government shutdown and how could it affect Georgia? Here’s what to know
A government shutdown happens when the House of Representatives and Senate can’t pass bills to fund the daily operations, but what does that mean for Americans?
Wes Streeting is right to abolish NHS England — but must not fail this crucial test
By contrast, Wes Streeting’s action represents a revival of an older Labour tradition, shadowing the politics of the Health ...
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Medicaid loan
California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
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California borrows $3.4 billion for Medicaid overrun as congress eyes steep cuts
California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...
Trump administration opens investigations at more than 50 universities, including MIT, as part of anti-DEI campaign
The Education Department announced the new investigations one month after issuing a memo warning America’s schools and ...
Godongwana defends Budget amid health crisis and VAT controversy
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana robustly defends the national budget in Parliament, addressing concerns over healthcare ...
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Trump Administration Action Against Social Security Judges Threatens Fair Access to Benefits
The Trump Justice Department announced on February 20 that it believes the legal protections against firing administrative ...
A Decade of Cuts in a Matter of Days
The Trump administration’s rapid terminations of NIH grants is its most aggressive attempt yet to control American science.
Big cuts at Education Department's civil rights office will impact vulnerable students for years
The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...
Budget allocation for health sector as percentage of GDP declining: Parliamentary Standing Committee
Budget allocation for the health sector as a percentage of GDP has been “constantly declining” since FY23. And keeping in ...
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Trump says the U.S. is in a 'period of transition' — and more takeaways from this week
President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another ...
California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that ...