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5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval
In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the program at some point.
Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Is Said to Be Negotiating a Guilty Plea
Ippei Mizuhara stands accused of covering his gambling debts by stealing millions of dollars from Shohei Ohtani’s bank account.
Ex-Cornell Student Admits Targeting Jewish Students With Online Threats
Patrick Dai pleaded guilty to posting a series of messages in which he threatened to stab, rape and behead Jewish people.
Senate Leaders Look to Curb ‘Judge Shopping’ But In Different Ways
Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell don’t think the federal judiciary is doing enough, and each is introducing a bill to address the issue.
New York Has a Budget Trick to Try on the Federal Government
The state hopes to take advantage of Medicaid reimbursement rules to divert federal funds into state coffers.