President and Administration
On Tuesday (5/28), the White House announced steps to modernize a major roadblock to the clean energy transformation: America’s aging electrical infrastructure…
On Thursday (5/30), the Department of Health and Human Services released a framework for its eventual best practices…
The Biden administration is insisting that small and rural nursing homes, which have struggled to hire staff for years, have nothing to fear from a new mandate…
More than a dozen internet providers agreed to continue offering discounted internet plans to lower-income households through the end of the year…
Through a partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, HunterCare is deploying telehealth technology to all Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in Oklahoma…
This issue brief by SAMHSA offers valuable information to State Mental Health Authorities (SMHA) about the benefits of peer support and inclusion of the peer workforce…
U.S. adults have the highest rate of suicide and significantly higher mental health needs than adults in nine other high-income countries…
On Thursday (5/30), the IRS said it will make permanent the free electronic tax return filing system that it experimented with this year…
President Biden is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow allowing him to temporarily seal the U.S. border with Mexico…
The criminal trial of Donald Trump concluded Thursday afternoon (5/30) with a jury finding him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business…
Congress
Congress is headed for a perilous spending pileup in early 2025 — with crisis points on the debt ceiling…
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said his chamber will vote Wednesday (6/5) on legislation aimed at ensuring a women's right to obtain birth control…
California
A coalition led by the American Civil Liberties Union released a report Wednesday (5/29) showing a drop in Black K-12 student enrollment…
California firefighters made significant progress Sunday (6/2) to tame a wind-driven wildfire that scorched thousands of acres…
On Wednesday (5/30), California’s legislative leaders reached a budget deal that dismisses many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed cuts…
There are growing signs of an uptick in COVID-19 in California thanks to the new FLiRT sub variants…
Education
In a breakthrough win for Gov. Greg Abbott and school choice activists around the country…
In August, New Orleans Public Schools will open a district-operated school named for Leah Chase…