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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

ID: Welfare Reform

A new rule could affect roughly 70% of people who apply for green cards each year. (leekris/Adobe Stock)
Public Charge Rule Stokes Fear in ID Immigrant Communities

BOISE, Idaho -- A change to how public-assistance programs weigh on a person's citizenship application is shaking Idaho's immigrant community…

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Idaho's application to add work requirements for Medicaid coverage notes the proposal could affect health coverage for 16,000 people. (zimmytws/Adobe Stock)
ID Submits 'One-Strike' Medicaid Work Requirement for Feds' Approval

BOISE, Idaho — The public comment period is open on Idaho's application to the federal government to add work reporting requirements to its …

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The uninsured rate for women of child-bearing age in states that haven't expanded Medicaid is nearly twice as high as expansion states. (blankita_ua/Pixabay)
Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Health of Mom, Babies

BOISE, Idaho – Expanding Medicaid has helped states cover more mothers and children and improve their health along the way, according to a new …

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Supporters of Medicaid expansion gathered in Boise this session to oppose lawmakers' scaling back of the measure. (Reclaim Idaho)
'Ugly' Session Adds Momentum to Group Behind ID Medicaid Expansion

BOISE, Idaho – Attempts to curtail voter initiatives in the Idaho Legislature this year are invigorating the group behind Medicaid expansion…

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The Medicaid expansion measure passed in November aimed to provide health insurance for the estimated 60,000 Idahoans who fall into the coverage gap. (Kencf0618/Wikimedia Commons)
Lawmakers Debate Medicaid Expansion Details as Session Winds Down

BOISE, Idaho - With the legislative session drawing to an end, Idaho lawmakers still are working out how to implement voter-backed Medicaid expansion…

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Idahoans can register to vote in person through Election Day, Nov. 6. (MargJohnsonVA/Twenty20)
Older Voters Make Up Powerful Bloc in Upcoming Midterms

BOISE, Idaho — People ages 50 and older reliably show up to the polls in every election, and AARP Idaho says that makes them the most powerful …

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The uninsured rate for children has dropped twice as fast in states that expanded Medicaid, compared with those that didn't. (darby/Twenty20)
Study: Rural Idaho Left Behind Other States Where Medicaid Expanded

BOISE, Idaho - States that expanded Medicaid have seen the number of uninsured adults in rural communities drop three times faster than in states …

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Young parents face many transitions in life that can leave them financially vulnerable. (rebekah/Twenty20)
Report: Young Idaho Parents Are in Transition, Need Support

BOISE, Idaho — Parenting can be a challenge for even the most financially secure Idahoans, but the hardships can be even greater for young …

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Last year, more than three-quarters of the people in Idaho who received SNAP benefits were in families with children. (vikvarga/Pixabay)
Farm Bill Could Put Food Assistance at Risk for Idahoans

BOISE, Idaho – Low-income Idahoans who receive food benefits could be required to find jobs if that policy survives the final version of the 201…

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About 62,000 Idahoans could get access to coverage if the state expanded Medicaid. (Reclaim Idaho)
Signatures Submitted for Idaho Medicaid Expansion Measure

BOISE, Idaho – Supporters of an initiative to expand Medicaid in Idaho rally at the State Capitol Friday to deliver more than 70,000 signatures …

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More than 40 percent of children in Idaho rely on Medicaid for health coverage. (Andrew Newill/Flickr)
Mothers to Idaho Congressional Delegation: Protect Medicaid

BOISE, Idaho – Ahead of Mother's Day, mothers and health care advocates are coming together to ask Idaho's congressional delegation to protect …

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The Medicaid expansion initiative needs roughly 48,000 signatures coming from 18 districts to qualify for November's ballot. (Luke Mayville/Reclaim Idaho)
ID Medicaid Expansion Initiative Begins Signature Gathering

BOISE, Idaho – Groups that want to expand Medicaid and cover 78,000 uninsured Idahoans have begun collecting signatures for a November ballot …

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