Nebraska lawmakers last year dedicated $15 million of federal pandemic recovery money to increasing payment rates for foster care, family support, group homes and other child welfare services.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Midway through the funeral of Otis Taylor on Wednesday, a highlight video of his superb career with the Chiefs evoked oohs and cheers and surely some tears among the several hundred in attendance at the Friendship Baptist Church. When it was over, Pastor Michael C. Phillips of Paradise Missionary Baptist Church epitomized a recurring theme of the day when he suggested the ...
At least 23 people were killed, dozens injured and four missing after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled Mississippi on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said Saturday morning.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Joni Albrecht, says she believes doctors will be able to practice much as they do now.
Two Iowa emergency medical services agencies have been sanctioned by the state for allowing unlicensed emergency medical technicians or paramedics to deliver care to patients.
The House and Senate are working on reconciling separate proposals.
A day after the Legislature advanced a bill banning some gender-affirming care for minors, opponents of the bill made good on their promise to slow the session to a crawl.
More people than ever are getting new organs, with a record 42,888 transplants last year.
Children and teens would lose access to apps if they don't have parental consent and face other restrictions.
The White House gathered the people who helped pass the Affordable Care Act 13 years ago — partly to congratulate themselves but also to emphasize that they still have much work to do to make health care affordable.
Even as a majority of Nebraska lawmakers push to curb abortion access in the state, a string of measures offered by their opponents aim to protect reproductive rights.
The U.S. retaliated following a deadly drone strike, a new Utah law requires parental consent to use social media, and Gonzaga, Kansas State, UConn and Florida Atlantic advanced.
Iowa no longer will participate in a multistate program in which states share voter registration information in order to manage their own voting lists and prevent election fraud. Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill said he was "mystified" why Iowa was leaving.
Iowa cities could charge ticket holders, hotel guests and others to help pay for infrastructure improvements to facilitate the development of sports arenas, concert venues and other attractions under a bill advanced by House lawmakers.
The ranks of community-based behavioral health providers in Montana have diminished amid rising costs, greater need, and stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates. Now, as state lawmakers debate solutions, providers are hoping just to cover their costs.
The Vermont independent and former presidential candidate was all fire and brimstone at his first hearing on drug prices as head of the Senate HELP Committee. He also pursued a more modest goal of covid vaccine price reductions. It isn’t clear whether Sanders will succeed in even that, but he has put affordability front and center.
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A single nonprofit has what amounts to a monopoly over all organ transplants performed in the United States, but the federal government said Wednesday that it plans to change that.
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains of central Mexico dropped 22%, and the number of trees lost in their favored wintering ground more than tripled compared to last year.
Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt, who helped lead the filibuster, told other senators that she viewed the cloture vote on LB574 as "the final vote" of the session.
DES MOINES — Iowa House Republicans proposed spending $8.58 billion in the upcoming budget year, an increase of about 4.5% from the current year, House Speaker Pat Grassley said Thursday.
DES MOINES — Iowa House Republicans proposed spending $8.58 billion in the upcoming budget year, an increase of about 4.5% from the current year, House Speaker Pat Grassley said Thursday.
'This is my reality' — Nebraska senator says bill targeting gender-affirming health care is personal
In a raw speech to a hushed legislative chamber, Sen. Megan Hunt told lawmakers the bill would affect her 12-year-old son who came out as trans over a year ago.
Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, as well as transgender bathroom restrictions for schools, that are almost certain to be challenged in court. Five Republicans voted against the former.
A bill restricting the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines passed the Iowa House on Wednesday, 73-20. HF 565, which would require 90% voluntary easements, was managed by Denison Rep. Steve Holt and 9 Northwest Iowa legislators voted for it.