A sign in an Indianapolis store shown on Aug. 1, 2023, says SNAP benefits are accepted. A new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office projects 2.4 million fewer people per month will participate in the program under Republicans’ tax cut and spending law (Getty Images) About 10 million people, mostly Medicaid recipients, will lose access…
President Donald Trump announces a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., during a White House press conference on Aug. 11, 2025. Standing behind Trump are, from left to right, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Image…
Sodas and chips are displayed at a convenience store in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York. As of this month, 12 states, mostly Republican and in the South, have opted to limit SNAP recipients from purchasing foods such as soda and candy (Shalina Chatlani/ Stateline). At least 12 states have received federal approval…
An Austin-Travis County, Texas, medic assists a patient in an ambulance. Historically redlined communities have less access to rapid emergency medical services, according to the findings of a new study (Brandon Bell/Getty Images). Residents of historically redlined communities experience slower response times from emergency medical services, according to a study published Tuesday in JAMA Network…
Amy Moore, (right) director of the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, speaks at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s summit on March 28 in St. Louis. At left is Mitch Meyers, partner at BeLeaf Medical marijuana company (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). Missouri cannabis business owners who have had their license revoked for violating state rules could be…
The Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). Missouri’s 19 prisons hold about 24,000 people. At some point, most will be released. The question for crime victims, people behind bars and the families of both is when. How that question gets answered is at the heart of a working group created by Gov….
Then-U.S. Rep. Billy Long speaks during a press conference on Feb. 22, 2022, in Jefferson City, Missouri. (Madeline Carter/Missouri Independent) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will remove former Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as head of the Internal Revenue Service less than two months after his confirmation, according to the White…
An Austin-Travis County, Texas, medic assists a patient in an ambulance. Historically redlined communities have less access to rapid emergency medical services, according to the findings of a new study (Brandon Bell/Getty Images). Residents of historically redlined communities experience slower response times from emergency medical services, according to a study published Tuesday in JAMA Network…
The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigations headquarters, is seen in July in Washington, D.C. Violent crime in the United States fell 4.5% in 2024, according to a new FBI report (Eric Lee/Getty Images). Violent crime in the United States fell 4.5% in 2024, according to a new FBI report, while property crime…
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference with Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., demanding the release of the Epstein files at the U.S. Capitol on July 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — A nonprofit government watchdog sued the…
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