He Dreamed of Becoming a Physician Assistant. New Loan Rules May Thwart Him.
By Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News Posted July 9, 2026 Benjamin Pinckney, 46, has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since just after his 20th birthday. He…
Next250 Demonstration Advocates for ‘Declaration of Interdependence’
By Ashley Murray, States Newsroom Posted July 2, 2026 Activists rallied, danced and marched in the nation’s capital Saturday as they laid out their vision for the…
Arrests of Immigrant Parents Create Mental Health Crisis for Children
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, KFF Health News Posted June 25, 2026 Damian Zermeño, 15, sensed something was wrong the moment he got home from school. His aunt sat…
Parkinson’s Disease Is Consistently Linked to Pesticide Exposure
By Daisy Yuhas, Public Health Watch Posted June 18, 2026 When neuroscientist Kelsey Baker hears the low buzz of planes over her home in the Rio Grande…
Five Things to Know About the President’s New Green Card Policy
By Wendy Fry, CalMatters Posted June 11, 2026 If the goal was to confuse everyone, the mission was accomplished. Just before Memorial Day, the Trump administration issued…
ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
By Rae Ellen Bichell, Claire Galofaro, The Associated Press, Maia Rosenfeld, Renuka Rayasam, Aaron Kessler, The Associated Press, and Byron Tau, The Associated Press Posted June 4, 2026 …
The Voting Rights Act Reshaped School Boards. What Will Happen After The Supreme Court Weakened It?
By Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat Posted May 28, 2026 The Voting Rights Act has for decades given parents and others a pathway to change the institutions that have the most…
President’s Elections Order Would Create Chaotic ‘Nightmare,’ Democrats and Allies Tell Court
By Ashley Murray Jonathan Shorman, States Newsroom Posted May 21, 2026 Democrats and advocacy groups urged a quick rejection of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on compiling…
Fear and Opportunity: Immigration Scams Surged as the President’s Sweeps Lured Desperate People to Eager Defrauders
By Naisha Roy, Northwestern University, and Francesca D’Annunzio and J. David McSwane, ProPublica Posted May 14, 2026 As an asylum-seeker living in the U.S., Jasmir Urbina worried as…
DOJ Decision Puts Deportation Target on Dreamers, Hispanic Caucus Says
By Ariana Figueroa, States Newsroom Posted May 7, 2026 Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus raised serious concerns last Thursday about the impact of a recent Department of…