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States face more budget pressures amid rising costs, slow growth
Nearly half of states are cutting spending to balance budgets, while Pew found the median state's reserves could cover just 47.8 days of operations in 2025.
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After nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role
Connecticut's new law bans private equity from controlling daily care decisions in nursing homes, as $665 billion in Medicaid cuts could push more Americans into facilities.
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Ramaswamy pushed COVID measures even Ohio's DeWine administration saw as overreach
Sources close to DeWine's own administration told NBC4 his proposals for mandatory testing and isolation of select groups struck them as government overreach.
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Gov. Mike DeWine’s data center advice for Ohio cities and towns: Go make a deal
The governor said the state can’t close its borders to data centers, but that local governments should ‘be aggressive’ in cutting deals with developers.
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Fact check: Ramaswamy super PAC's new ad makes false claims about Amy Acton's record
A Ramaswamy-backed super PAC ad falsely blames Acton for COVID shutdowns DeWine said were his, and makes three other unsupported claims.
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Republicans in Congress clear final hurdle for $70B boost in immigration enforcement
Democrats opposed the bill as a blank check to ICE without oversight, citing two citizen killings by immigration agents in January.
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Trump launches new strikes on Iran after US Army helicopter downed
Despite claiming the war is over, the U.S. maintains a blockade that has disabled seven Iranian vessels and injured 411 American service members since February.
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DoD tweaks organized religion list after complaints of Latter-day Saints snub
Sen. Mike Lee pressured the Pentagon to reverse course after the list removed the Latter-day Saints classification as Christian, citing theological disputes.
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Ohio officials and candidates respond after 12 people injured in a weekend mass shooting in Toledo
Gun violence advocates point to Ohio's weak gun laws after the shooting, while DeWine offered prayers despite signing a 2022 bill eliminating concealed carry requirements.
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Multiple childcare bills on access, fraud advanced in Ohio House committee
The bills respond to Trump administration scrutiny of childcare fraud, though providers and prosecutors criticized the fraud measures during committee debate.
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Ohio Supreme Court further whittles public records laws
In a 6-1 decision, the Republican-dominated court limited discovery in a case where the Center for Media and Democracy sought records of then-AG Yost's involvement with pro-Trump legal groups.
