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Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules
A couple from Venezuela, shown this month in Las Cruces, N.M., is preparing to self-deport after the Trump administration cancelled their asylum case without hearing testimony in July. New rules, likely to be challenged in court, will make it difficult or impossible for asylum-seekers to get legal work permission while their cases proceed in court….
Missourians brace for health insurance premium spikes with federal subsidies set to expire
The open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act plans ends Jan. 16. With enhanced subsidies due to expire on Dec. 31, many Missourians are weighing their options for coverage in 2026 (krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images). Until last year, Roberta Ross-Fisher had never been in a hospital except to visit friends and family. The self-employed higher education…
Freestanding birth centers are closing as maternity care gaps grow across the nation
Sarah Simmons, a midwife and co-owner of Maple Street Birth Center in rural Okanogan County, Wash., holds a newborn. Freestanding birth centers can address maternal health inequities, but many are facing mounting financial and regulatory pressures. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Simmons) Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama’s first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown…
Kristi Noem out as DHS secretary; Trump to nominate Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Nashville press conference on July 18, 2025, to discuss arrests of immigrants during recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweeps. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Thursday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will be leaving the post for a job as a…
New report ranks states on climate-related health risks, clean energy policies
People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan in July. A new report ranks states on extreme weather and air quality risks. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Vermont, New York, Washington, New Jersey and Maine have the best combination of relatively low environmental risks and robust environmental policies, according to a report…
Judge approves ballot language for amendment reinstating Missouri abortion ban
A surgical room is prepped for patients on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Planned Parenthood Great Plains in Overland Park, Kansas (Anna Spoerre/The Missouri Independent). After two revisions, a Cole County judge has approved the language for a proposed abortion ban that will go before voters in November 2026. Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Tuesday…