"We do not believe that the Medicaid program should be price gouged by specialists," said state Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri.

This Idaho Capital Sun story is the next in our series focused on the impacts of additional 1% and 2% budget cuts to state ...

LANSING — Michigan officials say that drops in federal funding are forcing the state to put up hundreds of millions in new ...

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Legislators hope they can endlessly borrow to avoid unpopular votes on spending cuts or tax hikes, but inflation won't wait ...

At a summit Wednesday, Feb. 11, health care policy wonks, lawmakers, doctors and academics discussed the challenges facing ...

The debate over whether Michigan's leaders should tap the state's savings account could be one of the defining arguments of budget negotiations.

West Virginia lawmakers are halfway through the 2026 legislative session with several House priority bills moving to the ...

Brendan Reilly, one of the most conservative members of the City Council, looks to unseat Toni Preckwinkle, who doubles as the powerful leader of the Cook County Democratic Party.

This story focuses on the Democratic for North Carolina House District 106, which features incumbent Carla Cunningham and ...

The federal deficit will continue to balloon to record levels in the coming years if Congress does not find a way to reduce ...

What’s the No. 1 issue concerning people right now? Yes, folks are concerned with pocketbook issues like the price of groceries, housing and utilities and some are concerned with immigration, […] ...