10 states joining Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program
More states will begin receiving Medicaid funding for all-in-one mental health and substance use clinics that offer 24-hour crisis services. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that a relatively new model of clinic, called Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, will be eligible for Medicaid reimbursement in 10 states under the Certified […]
Cucumbers recalled in 14 US states over potential salmonella contamination
Whole cucumbers shipped to more than a dozen states are being recalled after samples tested positive for Salmonella. According to a recall notice issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Fresh Start Produce Sales is recalling produce shipped between May 17 and 21 due to the possibility that the produce may be contaminated with […]
Bars across 18 states rank among best in US, new report says
Esquire magazine has released its list of America’s Best Bars. Bars in 18 states were selected. New York and California boasted the most winners, with eight and seven bars respectively making it onto Esquire’s list. Portland, Oregon (coin) – Sometimes you want to go somewhere where everyone knows your name, and sometimes you want to […]
US states with the best economies in 2024 — and the worst
Adam Johnson, portfolio manager at Bullseye American Ingenuity Fund, discusses whether Varney & Co.’s stock market sell-off will continue. The United States is the world’s largest economy, and every state and locality plays a part in keeping that massive engine running. The most populous states also contribute the most to the gross domestic product, but […]
Blue States Find Yet Another Climate Racket To Penalize American Businesses
Vermont enacted legislation Friday that would require energy companies to make huge payments to cover costs blamed on climate change, and several other states could follow suit. Republican Governor of Vermont Phil Scott approved The state’s climate “Superfund” bill, which became law Friday without his signature, would require energy producers that have emitted more than […]
With more states supporting school choice, its time for the movement to go national
The year 2023 has now been dubbed the “Year of Educational Choice.” 20 states We launched new private school choice programs or significantly expanded existing ones. 2011 and 2021 were called “years of school choice” because of similar expansions in access to private schools, but that was then and this is now. Policymakers are increasingly […]
SHERI FEW: States Should Defy Biden Admin’s Title IX Rules
More than half of the country’s states have sued the Biden administration— as have governors, state education chiefs and even local schools — over their new rules governing Title IX enforcement. Many have made public statements refusing compliance with the twisted ideological agenda being forced on America’s schools and universities by Biden’s Title IX regulations. […]
How red states should respond to Trump’s conviction
Gone are the days when political bias was checked at the courthouse door. The rule of law has lost its meaning. As we have seen with the Derek Chauvin trial, the January 6 federal prosecution, the anti-abortion protests, and now Donald Trump in Manhattan, if the defendant is on the “wrong” side of the political […]
IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025 – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is offering free Electronic Tax Return Filing System The company is piloting the program this year and is asking all 50 states and the District of Columbia to help taxpayers file their taxes through it in 2025. The I.R.S. Direct File Projects for the 2024 tax season Limited to 12 […]
Major Shift In Wisconsin Court Could Allow Unions to Wreak Havoc On State’s Budget Once Again, Experts Say
Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the lawsuit could overturn longstanding state laws that have successfully balanced Wisconsin’s budget at the expense of reining in public employee unions. Member of Parliament passed it In 2011, Wisconsin passed the Wisconsin Budget Repair Act (also known as Act 10) to reduce the state’s budget deficit, […]