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Policy changes are coming to Medicaid, the federally and state-funded health insurance program, including additional work requirements, and new eligibility checks every six months, instead of once a year.
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The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.
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Earlier this month, the government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark. Officials say they're only obligated to give the reports to Congress.
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New York, North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas have all suffered serious flooding this month. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
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Apple TV+ drama Severance leads the nominations with 27, followed by HBO crime drama The Penguin, with 24. Apple TV+ comedy The Studio and HBO's The White Lotus each have 23 nods.
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Consumer prices were up 2.7% from a year ago — a larger annual increase than the month before.
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GOP lawmakers are trying again to exclude millions of non-U.S. citizens living in the states from census counts that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
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House Bill 314 would enable local government agencies and offices in Ohio to go to court to limit or deny some records requests.
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Cleveland City Council created the commission to address issues in gun violence, education and employment.
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The lawsuit comes two weeks after the Trump administration first notified states it was withholding previously approved funds for migrant education, before- and after- school programs and more.
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