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November 3, 2025 Wisconsin

So your insurance dropped your doctor. Now what?

Nationwide contract disputes could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.

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October 30, 2025 Arizona

Tribal farmers in Arizona confront new barriers amid federal cuts, rural policy report shows

A new policy action report highlights how federal policies are shaping life in rural communities across the nation, offering a roadmap for addressing their unique challenges.

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op-ed

October 30, 2025

Vagney Hampshire: Kamala Harris is my sorority sister. Here’s how her Texas book tour stop inspired me.

Harris’s Houston appearance was more than a book event — it was a call to lead with purpose and heart.

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op-ed

October 28, 2025

Nikki Sapiro Vinckier: What Writing My Advance Directive Taught Me About Sexism

Michigan’s Pregnancy Exclusion law voids your medical wishes if you’re pregnant. I’m suing to change that.

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October 28, 2025 New Hampshire

New Hampshire disability community rallies against federal cuts to special education

Earlier this month, the Trump administration laid off 466 employees within the Department of Education office responsible for ensuring states are complying with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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October 27, 2025 Texas

Part-time jobs, loans and worry: Texas federal workers contend with government shutdown

Most Texas lawmakers have acknowledged the harms of the shutdown on federal workers, but this does not mean they are rushing to reopen the government.

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national news & analysis

October 27, 2025

Things will start getting real once this happens

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones traces the history of Senate gangs and their role in brokering bipartisan deals when regular legislative processes break down.

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October 24, 2025 Virginia

Virginia Dems enter redistricting fight in response to Trump’s power grab

Lawmakers are reportedly reconvening in Richmond on Monday with plans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to counter several Republican-led states doing the same at the behest of the president.

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national news & analysis

October 23, 2025

Three weeks inside the shutdown

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones pulls back the curtain on the daily grind of covering a government in gridlock.

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local

October 22, 2025 Nevada

Juez prohíbe a ICE trasladar a centros de adultos a menores no acompañados al cumplir 18 años

Juez impide a ICE trasladar automáticamente a centros de adultos a los menores extranjeros no acompañados una vez que cumplen 18 años.

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October 17, 2025 North Carolina

NC Republicans release electoral map that would push Democrat Don Davis out of Congress

North Carolina joins several other Republican-led states that have sought to remove Democratic representatives from Congress by drawing districts they can’t win.

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op-ed

October 16, 2025

Howard Fletcher: The Hidden Bias in Immigration Enforcement

Why Are Numbers and Focuses So Disparate?

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