Study: Montana Sees Largest Pre-pandemic Drop in Child Medicaid
Article Summary – A study by the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University showed a 27% decline in childhood Medicaid enrollment in Montana between April and December 2023. This was the second-highest drop in the nation, with over four million children nationwide being dis-enrolled. Despite Montana’s Governor and state health department stating that […]
Middle school recovers; investigation of student shooting underway
Article Summary – In Wisconsin, authorities are investigating a fatal police shooting involving a student who was armed outside a middle school. No details have been released about the student or the ongoing investigation led by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. No other injuries were reported at the scene, but several nearby schools were locked […]
Michigan’s New Jobs Program to Aid Thousands in Employment
Article Summary – Michigan has initiated a program to offer vocational training and job placement assistance to 5,000 residents in a bid to enhance its workforce and improve infrastructure. The program, which will be funded through $9 billion in federal funding from President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, aims to train 5,000 infrastructure workers by […]
Pro-Palestinian Protesters at University of Montana Demand Peace
Article Summary – Over 100 students and community members gathered at the University of Montana to protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza and called for the university to disclose its investments and divest from companies tied to Israel. This protest is part of a wave of student protests that began at Columbia University in mid-April […]
IRS to hike audit rates for wealthy taxpayers by 50%
Article Summary – The IRS Commissioner, Danny Werfel, has stated that the agency is dedicated to protecting American households earning less than $400,000 a year from increased audit rates. He specified that the audit rates for these households will not exceed the rates of 2018, which were a record low. This information was shared on […]
Biden clears debt for ex-Art Institute of Wisconsin students
The US Department of Education has announced that $6.1 billion in student loans for 317,000 students of the now-defunct Art Institutes will be forgiven due to the institution’s falsification of data and misleading students about career prospects.
Gov. Whitmer unveils road repairs financed by state, federal funds
Article Summary – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a series of major road and bridge repair projects across five counties. The projects, which are expected to support over 2,000 jobs, represent a total investment of nearly $170 million and are part of Whitmer’s Rebuilding Michigan plan and Building Michigan Together Plan. By the end […]
Michigan pharmacists may soon prescribe birth control
Article Summary – Michigan House Democrats are pushing a bill package that would allow pharmacists to prescribe self-administered contraceptives with the aim of increasing birth control access. The package would codify guidelines issued in 2022 by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and would require insurance coverage for these prescriptions. If enacted, Michigan […]