With grant funding from the KC-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Midwest Newsroom is hiring two journalists (@niaraalexandra & (@SamHorton5) for a 6-month fellowship to work alongside reporters and editors at The Missouri Independent. #moleg#mogov
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A major child labor rollback goes into effect in Iowa this weekend.
14 year-olds are now allowed to work in meat coolers, 15 year-olds can join assembly lines and 16 year-olds can serve alcohol.
In a few weeks, similar rollbacks take effect in Arkansas. https://t.co/Dp1zvJggXV
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debt, effectively killing the $400 billion plan. Millions of Americans are expected to resume payments by late summer. https://t.co/DJLK0hgkyd
NEW: What happens when the hospital sends you a bill but you don't have a home?
Bethany Birch got sued. She worked out a payment plan and paid $5,270 over 4 years, but accrued another $$2,716 in interest.
"I'm barely chipping away at this debt."
https://t.co/tnZtXs3Js6
This is data I would be interested in seeing for Kansas, especially in a state that has not expanded Medicaid.
This report from Georgetown University notes that in non-expansion states children are more likely to remain eligible than their parents:
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Early data show children make up about 1/3 of #Medicaid disenrollments in the 4 states currently reporting data, for a total of 147,000 children out of 419,000 total disenrollments: https://t.co/jQeHUwB8EF
Come work with the Kansas News Service. You'll have the time to dig deeply into stories and get them right. @davidcondos showed the western Kansas beat is fascinating. @hppr values this job.
Give it a look
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The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine.
After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point. Many predict more vaccines that help treat some cancers could be out in five years. https://t.co/vuLTMFhDmc
New: In a late-night filing, AG Kris Kobach's office is asking a federal judge to undo a policy Kansas agreed to in 2019 that allows transgender residents to change the gender marker on their birth certificates #ksleg
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New: Evergy's Lawrence coal plant was supposed to close this year. Then it was planned to close next year. Now, it'll stay open until 2028. https://t.co/758NDKBCT8
How Are States Addressing Mental Health Needs of Infants and Toddlers in Medicaid Policy? New 50-state Report https://t.co/gARy57631O via @GeorgetownCCF
I talked to @iowatribeofksne and the @Quapaw_Nation on their efforts to implement regenerative agricultural practices that take care of the water and the soil, and why they're sharing what they've learned with others.
https://t.co/99a5t3KqdU
New: Based on @KFF data collected from 20 states as of today, over 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid so far as the pandemic-era continuous coverage requirement unwinds.
https://t.co/JxDYHATm1Z