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Thousands of Idahoans cancel health insurance plans on exchange ahead of subsidies ending idahocapitalsun.com/2025/12/17/t...
Thousands of Idahoans cancel health insurance plans on exchange ahead of subsidies ending • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho’s health insurance exchange ended open enrollment with thousands canceling plans ahead of expiring government subsidies.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Moderate US House Republicans join Dems to force vote on extension of health care subsidies www.newsfromthestates.com/article/mode...
Moderate US House Republicans join Dems to force vote on extension of health care subsidies
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House could vote to approve a Democratic bill that would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three more years, after a handful of moderate Republicans backed ...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Kansas efficiency committee targets DEI curricula in college classrooms kansasreflector.com/2025/12/17/k...
Kansas efficiency committee targets DEI curricula in college classrooms • Kansas Reflector
Rep. Kristey Williams opened a Tuesday hearing by stating her intention to promote educational excellence, “review and highlight anything that may have been a deterrent to that” and examine whether DE...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
LSU’s restructuring is off to a rocky start lailluminator.com/2025/12/16/l...
LSU’s restructuring is off to a rocky start • Louisiana Illuminator
University leaders have faced intense criticism for not seeking input from faculty, administrators, legislators or the public.
lailluminator.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Ecosystem shifts, glacial flooding and ‘rusting rivers’ among Alaska impacts in Arctic report alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/16/e...
Ecosystem shifts, glacial flooding and ‘rusting rivers’ among Alaska impacts in Arctic report | Alaska Beacon
NOAA's 2025 Arctic Report Card comes despite Trump administration cuts to climate science research and projects.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
‘Not grounded in reality’: Oregon leaders slam GOP bill cutting funds for states that charge feds oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/17/n...
‘Not grounded in reality’: Oregon leaders slam GOP bill cutting funds for states that charge feds • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Elected officials in some states dealing with a rise in federal immigration actions have floated using state law to charge federal agents.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Tina Peters’ lawyers citing Trump pardon launch new efforts to free her  coloradonewsline.com/2025/12/16/t...
Tina Peters' lawyers citing Trump pardon launch new efforts to free her  | Colorado Newsline
Though legal experts say Trump's pardon for Tina Peters carries no legal weight, her lawyers have invoked it in new efforts to free her.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Soybeans have been a top U.S. ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying? southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/12/17/s...
Soybeans have been a top U.S. ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying? • South Dakota Searchlight
Farmers and farming associations are looking for longer term solutions: to diversify trade partners and increase domestic uses for soybeans as export revenues become less certain.
southdakotasearchlight.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Oklahoma Supreme Court permanently overturns social studies standards oklahomavoice.com/2025/12/16/o...
Oklahoma Supreme Court permanently overturns social studies standards • Oklahoma Voice
The Oklahoma Supreme Court decided the state's top school board violated open meeting laws when approving new academic standards.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Law targeting Oklahoma immigrants creating fear, uncertainty oklahomavoice.com/2025/12/17/l...
Law targeting Oklahoma immigrants creating fear, uncertainty • Oklahoma Voice
A state law aimed at forcing some immigrants to leave the state has created fear, uncertainty and tension, and left families worried about what future enforcement might mean for their safety and stabi...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Gov. DeWine weighing whether to eliminate Ohio’s absentee ballot grace period ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/17/g...
Gov. DeWine weighing whether to eliminate Ohio's absentee ballot grace period • Ohio Capital Journal
Every election, in almost every Ohio county, absentee ballots show up at county boards a few days after Election Day. And in many counties, some of those otherwise valid ballots don’t wind up counting...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Morrisey wants a $6M fund aimed at bringing hundreds of out-of-state foster children back to WV westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/16/m...
Morrisey wants a $6M fund aimed at bringing hundreds of out-of-state foster children back to WV • West Virginia Watch
Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants the state to pay for more in-state group homes for foster children with the goal of bringing hundreds home.
westvirginiawatch.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The new House speaker: Forged by poverty, fueled by empathy marylandmatters.org/2025/12/17/t...
The new House speaker: Forged by poverty, fueled by empathy - Maryland Matters
When Joseline Peña-Melnyk took the rostrum for the first time Tuesday as speaker of the House of Delegates, it was a long way from her native Dominican Republic and a childhood of poverty -- but the l...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Musk’s doubts about DOGE spotlight political risks for U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans virginiamercury.com/2025/12/17/m...
Musk’s doubts about DOGE spotlight political risks for U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans • Virginia Mercury
Republican U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans of Virginia Beach is heading into the 2026 election cycle with one of the most precarious political balancing acts in the country, as her strong support for the Depart...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
‘The baby was completely gray’: Immigrants choose between health care and risk of deportation lailluminator.com/2025/12/17/i...
‘The baby was completely gray’: Immigrants choose between health care and risk of deportation • Louisiana Illuminator
Health professionals and advocates report a significantly higher-than-usual number of immigrant patients have skipped health care appointments.
lailluminator.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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After spending 20 years covering the Arkansas Capitol for The Associated Press, Andrew DeMillo is taking over as editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Advocate this week. #arpx
Veteran Associated Press political reporter takes helm of Arkansas Advocate | Arkansas Advocate
After falling into his dream job covering politics 20 years ago, Andrew DeMillo embarks on a new chapter Monday as editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Advocate.
arkansasadvocate.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
No US House vote to extend health care subsidies, Speaker Johnson says ncnewsline.com/2025/12/16/r...
No US House vote to extend health care subsidies, Speaker Johnson says • NC Newsline
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he will not allow a floor vote this week on a bipartisan amendment supported by moderate Republicans that would extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy www.newsfromthestates.com/article/immi...
Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy
Sara had been preparing for a radio interview earlier this month to promote her plans to open an at-home child care center in Central Texas when she learned that a new federal immigration order render...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly has lawyers ready if the DoD takes action against him azmirror.com/briefs/arizo...
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly has lawyers ready if the DoD takes action against him | Arizona Mirror
Attorneys representing U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly said they will take “all appropriate legal action” if the Department of Defense takes any action against the Arizona Democrat.
azmirror.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Federal judge orders Iranian bodybuilder’s release from New Mexico jail sourcenm.com/briefs/feder...
Federal judge orders Iranian bodybuilder’s release from New Mexico jail • Source New Mexico
A federal judge ordered the release of Hamid Ziaei who has been held at Torrance County Detention Facility.
sourcenm.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Iowa farmers say the end of federal health care tax credits will hit their budgets iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/15/i...
Iowa farmers say the end of federal health care tax credits will hit their budgets • Iowa Capital Dispatch
IFU members said the decision to end enhanced tax credits related to the Affordable Care Act will negatively impact farm and rural economies.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Court records detail outrage among Kirk supporters over teacher’s comments iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/15/c...
Court records detail outrage among Kirk supporters over teacher's comments • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Hundreds of supporters of murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk called on an Iowa school district to fire a teacher who criticized Kirk.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/16/o...
Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows • Ohio Capital Journal
President Donald Trump's trade war is largely responsible for Ohio farmers' loss of 74% of their sales to China, a new report says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/12/16/h...
How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths • New Hampshire Bulletin
Nancy Hunt arrived at an emergency room from a Genesis HealthCare nursing home in Pennsylvania in such dreadful shape, including maggots infesting her gangrened foot, that the hospital called an elder...
newhampshirebulletin.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Veteran Associated Press political reporter takes helm of Arkansas Advocate arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/15/v...
Veteran Associated Press political reporter takes helm of Arkansas Advocate | Arkansas Advocate
After falling into his dream job covering politics 20 years ago, Andrew DeMillo embarks on a new chapter Monday as editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Advocate.
arkansasadvocate.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM