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People with disabilities or the elderly may be forced to live at a nursing home or other institution as Medicaid cuts make access to home healthcare services harder to access.

The quarter-point increase lifts the Fed’s key rate to about 3.9% and could result in higher borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards.

Bridges and tunnels built specifically for elk, deer and other critters can keep drivers safe and wildlife off roads. But these projects often rely on federal dollars, which are pending renewal.

The Dallas 2026 Host Committee said it raised $45 million in less than four weeks, though it hasn’t identified the donors.

Is the current bond market seeing a sell-off or more of a normalization?

It was 62 years ago that President Lyndon B. Johnson made food stamps — now known as SNAP benefits — a permanent government program. But significant changes are coming.

Last Friday, the federal government put out a plan forcing some states to cut back on water from the Colorado River. By Monday, the state of Nevada filed a lawsuit describing the cuts as an unfair burden.

Major pharmaceutical companies like Eli Lilly are exploring how psychedelics might be used to treat mental health disorders like PTSD or treatment-resistant depression.

It all has to do with investors’ confidence in the United States’ long-term financial stability.

Stripping out the cost of imported energy, imports are about 4.5% more expensive than at the same time last year.