Democrats divided on school funding plans

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There are big differences between the Senate and House on special ed funding and cuts to grant programs. Both rely on budget moves to push off $400M in spending.

Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes

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Congressional Republicans’ proposals to slash billions of dollars from federal Medicaid funding would shift burden to states.

As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

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 Tribal governance takes a long view based in Native peoples’ deep history with these lands.

Hiking: Fifteen Billion

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It started as a simple walk that turned into a shocking awareness of an invasion occurring in our presence.

$160M in WA health funding axed by Trump administration

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Washington state is losing about $160 million in public health funding as part of the Trump administration’s latest purge of federal grants.

Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform

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Mississippi’s reforms have led to significant gains in reading and math, despite the state being one of the lowest spenders per pupil in the U.S.