Exclusive: As Donald Trump sat with some of the country’s top oil executives at his Mar-a-Lago Club last month, the former president proposed that they raise $1 billion to return him to the White House. wapo.st/3QCoLlT

In states that funded #childcare , the share of mothers who reported wanting to work but not being able to work due to child care limitations decreased by nearly 14 percentage points. There was no significant decrease in states that did not provide additional child care funding.

We condemn the Israeli cabinet’s decision to shut down Al-Jazeera’s operations in Israel and warn that the vote could set a dangerous precedent for other international media outlets working in Israel.

#Israel #Gaza #PressFreedom #Censorship

Use our migrant child labor data!

More children are crossing the border on their own than ever before, and thousands are ending up doing dangerous, illegal jobs.

We sued the government for a huge trove of data about these kids, and shared it all here: github.com/nytimes/hhs-ch…

Important story from earlier this week, part of Public Health Watch series on states that still have not expanded Medicaid: texasobserver.org/east-texas-hos… #txlege

One of the most frustrating nights for press access i’ve experienced as a reporter. At Columbia & CCNY, police barricaded public streets for blocks, obstructing journalists from seeing what was happening even from a distance. A policy of exclusion cheered on by Eric Adams’ staff

As a rural hospital in Crockett, Texas, struggles with the cost of indigent and other unpaid care, a torn community weighs how to keep its hospital open and financially viable.
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The 2024 Dirty Dozen is out now! This COSH Network report highlights some of the most dangerous and reckless companies that put profit before their workers, often resulting in injury and death. Download the report today: nationalcosh.org/resources/dirt…

If you want to support the student journalists at Columbia University who are working nonstop to cover a story that has now become international news, you can make a tax-deductible donation to Columbia Daily Spectator here: specpublishing.com/checkout/donat…

#ICYMI - Hear how #Medicaid can help those with coverage access medications to treat opioid addiction. Public Health Watch wusf.org/health-news-fl…

Heartbreaking read via Neelam Bohra: Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid rule texastribune.org/2024/04/19/tex… via Texas Tribune

“It may not seem like a lot to some, but for others, it's life-changing to have to spend that kind of money to get well.”
Florida has one of the highest uninsured rates in the country.
Struggling to afford coverage & care? Share your story with us. news.wfsu.org/state-news/202…

NEW from Public Health Watch Louisville Public Media Howard Berkes Justin Hicks
Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus on Silica Dust — With Thousands Of Miners Sick And Dying
publichealthwatch.org/2024/04/16/coa…

'Overdose deaths have soared, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to lessen the toll.'

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Almost a quarter of people who lost Medicaid coverage during unwinding are still uninsured, a new KFF survey shows. More than 20M people have been dropped so far. apnews.com/article/b00dfb…

NEW from WUSF Public Health Watch Stephanie Colombini Kim Krisberg - Thousands die from opioid overdoses in Florida each year. Could Medicaid expansion save lives? wusf.org/health-news-fl…

U.S. drug overdose deaths have soared over the past decade, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to save more lives.
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U.S. drug overdose deaths have soared, and every state has been impacted.

But research suggests that states without Medicaid expansion, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to save more lives.

NEW from Health News Florida & Public Health Watch: publichealthwatch.org/2024/04/10/flo…

NEW: Read the latest story in The Holdouts, a reporting project focused on the 10 states without Medicaid expansion ⬇️

Heartbreaking story from The Baltimore Banner: The six construction workers who fell to their death when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed were all Latino immigrants ranging from ages 26 to 49. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/tran…