After agreeing to payments of $100,000 to each of the Race Massacre’s three living survivors, as well as a pledge of $2 million to a fund for the survivors and their descendants, their attorney asked for more money.
Displeased by hospitals’ support for Medicaid expansion, some Republicans believe increased fees should start before available federal funds are used up.
Gov. Kevin Stitt this year has signed more anti-abortion bills into law in a single session than a governor has in at least the last five years.
The company with exclusive contract to oversee the state’s Medicaid program for kids in state custody said it plans to cut the use of in-patient treatment by offering more preventative care, but won’t release details.
Once fully implemented, the tax cuts would eliminate an estimated $280 million in annual tax revenue for the state.
Some lawmakers said they weren’t willing to use the budget as a lever to stop managed care.
On the heels of the pandemic and amid concerns about the millions of dollars in education funding that would have to be replaced, Senate Republicans have halted plans to cut taxes.
Tribal Nations are being asked to take on more responsibility when it comes to policing, prosecution and when families experience something tragic like one of their loved ones getting shot by police.