Some states may allow nurses to do more without doctors
Physician groups have traditionally guarded against what they regard as incursions into care they believe only physicians should provide.
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Lack of rural lawyers leaves much of rural America without support
A lack of lawyers leaves rural residents without easy access to legal advice for family issues, wills, estates and property transactions, in addition to any criminal or civil legal disputes. Residents often have to drive long distances to another city or rely on remote video meetings.
‘You’re treated like a criminal’: Wisconsin eyes fixes for emergency mental health system
Wisconsin should regionalize mental health crisis services, experts say. A legislative stalemate has stalled funding.
NFL has been slow to embrace mental health support for players
It was just over three years ago, in 2019, that the NFL implemented a formal program to manage its employees’ mental health needs. That came as part of a new collective bargaining agreement, after the NFL Players Association pushed hard for its creation. Among other things, the agreement mandates that each team have a licensed behavioral health clinician on staff.
Child vaccination rates, already down because of COVID, fall again
Child vaccination rates dipped into dangerous territory during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools were shuttered, and most doctors were only seeing emergency patients.
Hard lessons on sustainability for $30M Buffett-funded addiction treatment center in Illinois
The donation to Crossing Healthcare was a one-time gift to pay only for the buildings. It was up to clinic staff to find money to run the programs, and that has proven difficult.
Shared power used to be the norm in statehouses. Now it’s nearly extinct.
Divided rule used to be common in the states: State legislators worked across the aisle and with governors to get things done. But on many issues, bipartisanship in states is increasingly rare — because it’s increasingly unnecessary.
As road salt washes into waterways, the Mississippi River grows saltier
This winter has already brought significant snowfall to much of the U.S. Historically, more snow has meant more road salt. It’s an effective way to clear roads — but also brings cascading environmental impacts as it washes into rivers and streams. Some state and local agencies are trying new ways to use less salt.
America’s biggest museums fail to return Native American human remains
A 1990 federal law called for remains to be returned to descendants or tribal nations. Why haven’t these been?
Climate solutions for Great Lakes power grid include better planning, transmission
Advocates say electric grid operators need to update their planning process to better prepare for extreme weather that’s becoming more common, and that more transmission lines can help lessen risk.
As flooding increases, Chicago looks to make basement housing safer
Chicago has experienced more frequent and severe storms in recent decades, putting immigrants and low income Chicagoans living in basement units at increased risk of flooding.
Survivors of gangs and gun violence, these women now help others navigate grief
Because of those experiences on the front lines, some people trust them more than they do the police. The women fill in the gaps for a community fighting economic inequality, homelessness, health disparities, and gun violence.
Q&A: Meet Minneapolis’s first autistic school board member
After a year of trying to get special education services for their son, Sonya Emerick decided it was time to advocate on a whole new level.
With Congress divided, Democrat-led states may take the lead in expanding paid family and sick leave
The United States entered 2023 as one of the few wealthy countries without national, guaranteed paid sick or family leave, leaving state lawmakers to fill in the gaps.
For many Black women, ignored concerns during pregnancy is a familiar story
While many pregnant people say their doctors and nurses do not listen to them and their concerns are often dismissed, pregnant Black people face an even higher burden.
Better sleep for kids starts with better sleep for parents – especially after holiday disruptions to routines
Even when you know how important good sleep is, it’s easy for sleep duration, quality and timing to get knocked off track.
Trash troubles: The pandemic started it; inflation keeps it going
The pandemic has exposed all the problems with trash pickup. Now, local jurisdictions still face trash problems that surfaced during the pandemic and are exacerbated by inflation and a scarce workforce.
Climate change is forcing cities to rethink their tree mix
As communities prepare for a massive influx of federal funding to support urban forestry, their leaders say the tree canopy that grows to maturity 50 years from now will need to be painted with a different palette than the one that exists today.
After tuition, books, room and board, colleges’ rising health fees hit nerve
The costs vary by school but often can amount to several thousand dollars a year — costs that health care advocates say should be carefully reviewed by parents and students to ensure they understand their options while also meeting university requirements.
Inside 285 cases where campus cops injured — or killed — students at school
Advocates and researchers tracked a decade of police use-of-force incidents in schools, finding widespread racial disparities in students harmed.
