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SD public defense duties shift from counties to state; SCOTUS appears skeptical of restricting government communications with social media companies; Trump lawyers say he can't make bond; new scholarships aim to connect class of 2024 to high-demand jobs.

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The SCOTUS weighs government influence on social media, and who groups like the NRA can do business with. Biden signs an executive order to advance women's health research and the White House tells Israel it's responsible for the Gaza humanitarian crisis.

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Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production, Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals and California's extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it's time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.

NH: Welfare Reform

An estimated 12 million Americans nationwide are set to lose their unemployment benefits the day after Christmas. (Mr Doomits/Adobe Stock)
Thousands in New Hampshire to Lose Jobless Benefits After Christmas

CONCORD, N.H. -- It looks like millions of Americans will enter the new year without jobless benefits they've been receiving during the pandemic…

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Democrats in the New Hampshire House are working to repeal the 100-hour-a-month work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries before it takes effect. (Rep. Rebecca McWilliams/Facebook)
Hearing for NH Bill to Repeal Medicaid Work Mandate

CONCORD, N.H. - People who receive Medicaid benefits in New Hampshire soon will have to prove they're working or volunteering at least 100 hours a …

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New Hampshire work requirements for Medicaid recipients will affect most age groups, including many parents. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/Wikimedia Commons)
New Report Cautions on NH Medicaid Work Requirement Rollout

CONCORD, N.H. – Policy groups are hopeful state lawmakers will learn from Arkansas' mistakes as work requirements for the New Hampshire …

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Gov. Chris Sununu signed the Medicaid expansion bill just last week, and it already faces new hurdles. (Office of Gov. Sununu)
Could Work Requirement in NH Medicaid Expansion Be Illegal?

CONCORD, N.H. — Last week, Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill to continue New Hampshire's Medicaid program for another five years, but it includes …

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The health policy director for Gov. Chris Sununu receives a letter that thanks the governor for taking a stand against the latest version of the GOP health-care plan. (Granite State Progress)
Sununu Among Key Governors Opposing GOP Health-Care Plans

CONCORD, N. H. – When lawmakers return to work in Congress after their Fourth of July break, there is already a move to cancel the August …

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Ryan Budget a "Disaster" for NH Seniors?

CONCORD, N. H. – A vote on the Republican budget plan could happen as early as today (Friday) in Washington D.C., and opponents of the proposal …

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