US Policy Impact

California and other states require comprehensive sex education covering reproduction and topics like consent, creating friction with federal abstinence-only shifts.

Democratic lawmakers introduced 242 bills across 32 states this year to restrict federal immigration enforcement, with 53 advancing in 17 states....

New York is refusing to follow President Trump's August 2026 executive order that cuts recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11 and splits the MMR...

The 2026 session delivered targeted updates on child welfare and school safety while deferring bigger fights to November voters.

• DCS reforms now...

Americans across parties agree health care affordability is the top crisis, with 42% citing high premiums and 36% out-of-pocket costs as the biggest...

Trump's August 10 executive order slashes recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 diseases and pushes separate MMR shots, raising risks of...

Democratic lawmakers introduced 242 bills across 32 states this year to limit federal immigration actions.

• Scale: 53 measures passed in 17 states,...

Gov. Andy Beshear asserts his executive order on data centers is fully enforceable, giving local communities a stronger voice while directing the...

A decade of Trump administration tariffs has reversed public sentiment, lifting support for free trade agreements to 71% in 2026 from the 49% who...

Mankato City Council replaced its February emergency ordinance with a permanent resolution on August 10, restricting local involvement in federal...

Trump's executive order scales back the childhood vaccine schedule and splits the MMR shot, energizing some MAHA voters who sought more flexibility.
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Medicaid HCBS has grown into a vital long-term care option as the population ages, surpassing institutional spending since FY 2013 and serving 8.4...

The Trump administration is pressing the Supreme Court to act promptly to lift injunctions blocking Section 3 of its mail voting executive order,...

President Trump’s August 10 Executive Order recommends childhood immunizations for 11 diseases instead of the prior 18, shifts others to shared...

President Trump's new vaccine executive order was signed on the basis of claims that infants receive soda-bottle volumes of vaccine in one visit, when...

Trump signed an executive order urging states to separate the MMR vaccine into three shots and space out childhood vaccinations, but experts warn this...

President Trump signed an executive order Monday directing fewer recommended childhood vaccines, splitting the MMR shot into three separate doses, and...

Federal enforcement operations are nationalizing local elections and clashing with sanctuary policies nationwide.

• Minnesota surge sparked protests...

A fresh Executive Order seeks to slash routine childhood vaccines from 13 to 7 and split MMR shots into separate doses.

• The move claims alignment...

Recent MaineCare fraud reports reveal serious oversight gaps, with five providers facing payment suspensions, two terminations for health risks, and...