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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

TN: Welfare Reform

Some 40% of mothers new to the 2020 Magnolia Mother's Trust program said they had money saved for emergencies. After receiving $1,000 a month for 12 months, that increased to more than 85%. (Wikimedia Commons)
Groups Urge Long-Term Solutions After States Cut Federal Unemployment

By Katie Fleischer for Ms. MagazineBroadcast version by Lily Böhlke for Tennessee News Service/Public News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- After …

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TN adopta Enfoque a Través de Datos para Ayudar a Estudiantes a Terminar su “College”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Siguen las disparidades entre las líneas racial y socioeconómica cuando se trata de quién tiende más a …

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Nearly 1.6 million people in Tennessee rely on Medicaid for health coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. (Adobe Stock)
TN First State to Submit Medicaid Block Grant Proposal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee has become the first state to submit a Medicaid block grant proposal to federal officials. If approved, the …

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More than 80,000 children in Tennessee are no longer enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and likely have lost health insurance, according to a new report. (Adobe Stock)
Report Cites Big Drop in Number of Medicaid- or CHIP-Enrolled TN Children

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The number of children who are not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, the Children's Health Insurance Program, is on the rise…

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TennCare recipients could be required to work in order to receive medical benefits, under bills in committee this week at the Tennessee Legislature. (Subconsci Productions/Flickr)
Opponents: TennCare Work Requirement Could Cost in Long Run

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The idea of requiring TennCare recipients to work in order to receive benefits might sound like a reasonable proposal on its …

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Kaiser Family Foundation research estimates that 73 percent of Tennessee children and adults who receive Medicaid live in a household where at least one person works. (Eric Lewis/flickr)
Poll: Medicaid Working Requirement Part of War on Health Care

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell says she has legislation that will require some able-bodied Medicaid enrollees to work…

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Experts fear repealing the Affordable Care Act could reduce access to mental health care for those who need and depend on it. (Ryan Melaugh/Flickr)
Tenn. Mental-Health Care Availability Could Be at Risk

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While the fate of the Affordable Care Act hangs in limbo, one sector of the population is particularly vulnerable to changes in …

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New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates slightly fewer Americans are in need of food assistance, and the agency attributes the shift to an improving economy. (melodi/morguefile.com)
Report: Improved Economy Means Fewer in Need of Food Assistance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than 19 percent of Tennesseans receive government food assistance, but a report released by the United States Department of …

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PHOTO: A report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation underscores the importance of federal poverty assistance programs in keeping Tennessee children out of poverty. Photo credit: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
"What If?": How Poverty Intervention Programs Impact TN Children

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Every day, intervention programs assist Tennessee children and their families in surviving the effects of poverty. A report …

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FOTO: Caja de pastillas. Crédito: Tim Sydney.
La inscripción Abierta a Medicare Part D ya está en marcha en TN

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A más de un millón y medio de tennesseés que tienen Medicare se les está pidiendo revisar nuevamente …

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PHOTO: State Senator Stacey Campfield today withdrew his bill, which would have reduced cash welfare payments for parents whose children do not maintain satisfactory progress in school. CREDIT: Public Domain
TN Senator Withdraws Bill To Link Welfare and School Grades

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Legislation that would link a family's welfare payments to its children's grades in school was withdrawn from the Tennessee Senate …

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New Dental Provider for TennCare to Save State 3.5 Million

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - TennCare's new dental benefits manager (DBM) will administer dental benefits to more than 730,000 children who are currently on …

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