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2022-01-29 Georgia Bill Aims to Limit Profits of Medicaid Managed-Care Companies Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine, Georgia Health News ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers will consider a bill that could force the state’s Medicaid managed-care insurers to repay millions of dollars if their spending on medical care doesn’t reach a certain threshold. The bipartisan bill, […]
2022-01-24 ‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest Federally Recognized Tribe to Open First Clinic Katheryn Houghton GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Louella Fredrickson has long created workarounds to fill gaps in the spotty medical care available to her as a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. The 86-year-old uses dollar-store reading […]
2022-01-22 Tennessee Judge Who Illegally Jailed Children Plans to Retire, Will Not Seek Reelection by Alexis Marshall and Meribah Knight, Nashville Public Radio, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Juvenile Injustice, Tennessee […]
2022-01-11 Do You Live in One of America’s Clumsiest Cities? (StatePoint) Clumsiness is a trait many can relate to. Unfortunately, even the slightest misstep can be disastrous for your phone, whether it’s cracking your screen or destroying delicate components in water. The Clumsiest Cities in America Index, a new report from […]
2022-01-06 Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Borrowers Was 10 Years in the Making by Stephen Engelberg ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: A Closer Look Examining the News More than a decade ago, a young reporter named Sasha […]
He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him With Resisting Arrest. by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, with data analysis by Greg Morton, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. […]
2021-12-13 Sex Apps for Gay Men Join Forces to Fight Online Insults David Tuller Editor’s note: This article contains references to racial and ethnic slurs. Corey Baker, a gay man in Columbus, Ohio, has seen many dating app profiles that include phrases like “Blacks — don’t apply.” Sometimes when he declines invitations, he said, […]
2021-12-12 Grocery workers suffer the mental health effects of customer hostility and lack of safety in their workplace Many grocery store workers have experienced high rates of anxiety and depression during the pandemic. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Brian Mayer, University of Arizona; Melissa A. Barnett, University of Arizona; Mona Arora, University of Arizona, […]
2021-12-08 Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the number of firearms in households with teenagers went up We have added a video at the bottom of this article, please watch. – Editoreal Team The scene of the latest – but likely not the last – U.S. school […]
Portugal: Bosses no longer allowed to contact workers outside working hours by Kontrast.at – The Portuguese parliament is set to pass a new labor law that will significantly improve working conditions for telework. Bosses must, for example, compensate employees for the additional costs for electricity and internet incurred when working from home. And for […]