Urgent Civic Stake

A 72-year-old's approved hip replacement was followed by a denied skilled nursing stay, forcing a choice between home discharge or private-pay costs...

Ohio must implement Medicaid work requirements by January 2027, requiring 80 hours monthly of work, school or community service for most adults 19-64....

Senate Republicans return this week for a two-week push to advance a short-term CR before the August recess, aiming to extend funding through November...

Federal student loan system glitches are colliding with policy shifts to push millions toward default.

• IDR calculation errors hit 6,000 borrowers...

Federal SNAP expansions under H.R. 1 are driving community-level economic disruption beyond benefit cuts.

• Monroe County closed 3,900 cases in May...

Three separate legal battles reveal coordinated pressure on voting rules ahead of 2026-2027 deadlines.

• Kansas appeals court blocks law ending the...

The OBBBA (Families Tax Cuts Act) was signed into law, introducing major changes to federal financial aid that directly affect prospective students...

Work-related SSI/SSDI overpayments often occur when beneficiaries return to work. Advocates need to understand income calculation rules and the appeal...

Republican efforts to tighten federal voting rules clash with state-level pushes and public opinion.

• Federal pressure: Trump demands Senate...

• Dental, vision, hearing gaps leave routine care fully out-of-pocket under Original Medicare, often thousands yearly on fixed income.
• $2,000 Part D...

Federal student loan borrowers confront overlapping crises: a glitch forcing 6,000 to reapply for income-driven plans after incorrect payments, over 9...

Treasury's aggressive shift to short-term bills under Bessent has turned federal debt into an adjustable-rate mortgage, creating a $9 trillion...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to lift a federal injunction blocking implementation of an executive order on mail ballots...

Trump administration files emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to restore a blocked executive order restricting mail-in voting in time for the...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift lower-court blocks on an executive order that would create federal citizenship lists and...

SNAP recipients face mounting strain from policy shifts and theft gaps.

• Virginia victims in Danville still lack reimbursement timelines after EBT...

A divided First Circuit upheld a federal judge’s injunction blocking President Trump’s executive order tightening mail-in voting procedures.

Sen. John Kennedy accused Majority Leader John Thune of being "too cautious" in bipartisan funding talks and predicted Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...

DOJ's emergency application urges the Supreme Court to lift a district court's block on Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, warning...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to greenlight an executive order imposing major new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the...