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Study: Obstetrics Units in Rural Communities Declining
According to the researchers, the decline of obstetrics units in rural communities is contributing to rising maternal morbidity rates. by Liz Carey December 30, 2024 According to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of obstetric units across the country is falling. Without them, the health and life of rural mothers…
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‘It doesn’t make sense’: Why millions of children have lost their health insurance
Medicaid paperwork issues caused by the unwinding process have left families scrambling for months to get coverage for their young children with chronic conditions. Dec. 31, 2024, 2:37 PM CST By Jesse Kirsch, Jason Kane and Michelle Cho AURORA, Colo. — Isabella Quintana’s first birthday came with an unwelcome gift this summer: She abruptly lost her health insurance weeks…
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Meta is getting rid of fact checkers. Zuckerberg acknowledged more harmful content will appear on the platforms now
By Clare Duffy, CNN Updated 1:06 PM EST, Tue January 7, 2025 To watch video report, Click Here. In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and…
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Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily. By Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan Jan. 10, 2025. The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine, El Salvador and Venezuela in a move that…
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Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Updated 10:15 AM EST, Sun January 12, 2025 Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement — including whether to detain individual migrants — under a GOP bill that has passed the House and is moving forward in the Senate with bipartisan support. The Laken Riley…
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Seattle boosts funding to tackle Aurora Avenue’s persistent sex trafficking issue
by Joel Moreno, KOMO News Reporter Wed, January 8th 2025 at 4:14 PM SEATTLE — Efforts to confront prostitution along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue will be getting a new infusion of resources this year, and many neighbors in the area said sex trafficking seems less pronounced but remains a problem. On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council’s Housing and…
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US Supreme Court weighs retirees’ ability to sue for disability bias
By Daniel Wiessner January 13, 20255:02 PM CST Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday considered whether retirees can sue their former employers for disability discrimination after leaving their jobs, an issue that has divided lower courts and could make or break many lawsuits over retirement benefits. The justices heard oral arguments in a…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces increase in paid family leave and disability benefits
By Dave Pehling Updated on: January 2, 2025 / 1:37 PM PST Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning announced an increase to paid family leave and disability benefits for California residents on claims filed in the new year. The benefit increase that goes into effect with the full implementation of the 2022 law SB 951 “will…
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Chattanooga firefighter case heard by Tennessee Supreme Court
January 8, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. by Sofia Saric The Tennessee Supreme Court is considering to what extent judges can review an agency’s denial of disability benefits after a Chattanooga firefighter was refused coverage from a city fund over his post-traumatic stress disorder. Matthew Long worked as a Chattanooga firefighter for 15 years, according to a court…
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