House applies Steward lessons in new, expansive health bill

A sweeping new hospital oversight and industry reform bill is on the move atop Beacon Hill, representing what aides to House Speaker Ron Mariano view as the most significant health care ... Read More

Biden races clock on health regulations with eye on potential Trump return

President Biden’s administration is working overtime to ensure his health care priorities are protected from a potential second Trump White House. In recent weeks, regulatory agencies have ... Read More

Universal health care in NY? Town hall in Yonkers gauges enthusiasm, concerns

Legislators, constituents and advocates discuss the New York Health Act, a bill that would help address health care obstacles. Read More

Collier County's 1-cent tax made $550 million but will its projects cost more?

Finance experts say the millions raised by Collier County's penny tax may not be enough to complete the entire project list voters approved in 2018. Read More

Bill from Utahns in Congress could jeopardize expanded compensation for downwinders

For decades, downwinders have criticized the Radiation Compensation Exposure Act, or RECA, for being too narrow. Designed to compensate people exposed to and sickened by nuclear weapons development, ... Read More

CT Senate approves bill to regulate artificial intelligence and criminalize ‘deepfake’ pornography

Trying to regulate the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, the state Senate was still debating Wednesday night on a sweeping bill that creates a framework designed to help consumers and ... Read More

Kansas bill to limit gender-affirming care for transgender minors dies after failed veto override

A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas has died. The Republican-controlled Legislature was unable Monday to override Democratic Gov. Read More

Why the bill to force a TikTok sale came alongside foreign aid

Plus: Do bad reviews kill good companies? We'll talk about it, and do the numbers on noncompetes in this week's newsletter. Read More

Failed tourism improvement district bill promises to reappear in 2025

A bill that would create tourism improvement districts (TIDs) around Indiana to attract in-state and out-of-state visitors failed in 2024, but its author says it will be coming back in ... Read More

A ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care also would bar advocacy for kids' social transitions

A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors also would bar state employees from promoting it or even children's social transitioning. Read More

US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state’s new way to help pay for them could be nixed

Washington state is by far the furthest along in creating a new long-term care social insurance program, called the WA Cares Fund. That program began collecting a 0.58% tax out of residents’ paychecks ... Read More

OU Women’s Health Advocacy strives to alleviate period poverty, provide reproductive education

Sitting inside a room in the OU Physical Sciences Center, the advocacy chairs of Women's Health Advocacy sorted through menstrual product donations and placed them into piles. Read More