The numbers appeared tied to estimates on the number of people who may be cut from Medicaid under U.S. President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and still pass the bill, and there are more ...

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• The U.S. House passed what President Donald Trump calls his “Big Beautiful Bill” early Thursday.

Absent policy changes,” the fiscally hawkish Peter G. Peterson Foundation warned in a May 19 report, “… rising debt levels will have significant negative implications for the economy.” There are three ...

Using "elderspeak" makes older people feel like babies. And in California, some police departments won't respond to mental health calls.

A newly passed budget bill aims to reduce federal Medicaid spending by implementing work requirements for enrollees who ...

It took intense lobbying from President Donald Trump, an all-nighter, and a vote on a bill for which many people did not yet ...

Progressive drug policy has seen serious setbacks under Trump. Harm reductionists say they've been here before ...

Autism affects an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children. Their water safety has gotten occasional public attention after tragedies such as the death of Avonte Oquendo, an autistic teen who was found in a ...

April 19, 2023 (Sacramento) – CAL FIRE has launched a new Online Burn Permit application platform that offers the public a user-friendly way to request a burn permit. Burn permits that are ...