JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory Council, which advises the agency's director on best practices around the state's provision of mental health services.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration announced the latest update to its Hospital Patient Immigration Status Dashboard, which showed that the state was paying nearly $660 million to cover the health care costs of illegal immigrants last year.
While issues at NASA compounded under Joe Biden, the space agency continued to embed diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives into its workforce, according to a new report from watchdog group OpenTheBooks.
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., introduced the WISH Act Tuesday, which seeks to help seniors obtain long-term home care insurance. Suozzi fears the country's growing population of older folks will face a crisis on this front if nothing is done.
Randi Weingarten decried vouchers as a "tax credit" for wealthy families, and fears Trump's plan to terminate the Education Department will mean more funding to boost school choice.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced early Monday morning that USAID had slashed 83% of its programs, following a six week review of its spending by DOGE, and the remaining programs will now be under the purview of the State Department.
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