Data for dementia: State’s brain health registry helps prep for an aging population
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by Kaitlyn Levinson
23h ago
The Virginia Memory Project will catalog dementia cases and caregiving needs to inform policy and programming for aging adults ..read more
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As a critical deadline approaches, the Biden administration issues a flurry of regulations
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by Daniel C. Vock
23h ago
The new rules cover subjects as varied as marijuana policy, vehicle pollution, civil rights for transgender students, and drinking water safety ..read more
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Don’t pull the plug on internet access for 23M families
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by Bruce Harrell and John Giles
1d ago
COMMENTARY | No family should be forced to choose between one essential and another. And they don’t have to, as long as Congress acts to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program ..read more
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As cities ban them from public spaces, homeless people scatter in search of refuge
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by Whitney Bryen, Investigate West
1d ago
Attorneys say bans could become more common nationwide if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns lower-court rulings in Oregon and Idaho that protect homeless people from being ticketed, charged or arrested for sleeping on public property ..read more
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States get streamlined access to Treasury’s Do Not Pay system for unemployment
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by Natalie Alms
1d ago
The move comes as federal agencies work with states to combat the rise in jobless aid fraud following the pandemic ..read more
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Illinois' child welfare agency goes on a hiring spree
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by Daniel C. Vock
2d ago
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has reduced hiring times for frontline workers from nine months to just a few weeks. Agency leaders hope a bigger staff will help improve the lives of kids it serves ..read more
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As property tax bills rise, states look for long-term solutions
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by Riley Judd, The Pew Charitable Trusts
2d ago
Lawmakers in the Mountain West seek to provide permanent tax relief without harming local revenue ..read more
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State, local govs crack down on menthol cigarettes by pumping prices up
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by Kaitlyn Levinson
2d ago
Setting minimum retail prices and increasing taxes can help officials address public health concerns surrounding menthol cigarettes ..read more
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AC, power banks, mini fridges: State equips Medicaid patients for climate change
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by Samantha Young, KFF Health News
2d ago
Oregon wants to be proactive and pay for equipment that will help an estimated 200,000 residents manage their health at home before extreme weather or climate-related disaster hits ..read more
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Measuring and managing risk in the quest for resilience
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by Mark Funkhouser
3d ago
COMMENTARY | Incidents like the Baltimore bridge collapse should motivate local leaders to think carefully about risk management, prevention and mitigation ..read more
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