Finance
Health insurers have been breaking state laws for years
States have passed hundreds of laws to protect people from wrongful insurance denials. Yet from emergency services to fertility preservation, insurers still say no.
Senate passes stopgap measure to avert government shutdown
The chamber approved the same “laddered” spending bill as the House in a 87-11 bipartisan vote.
States expect ‘big jump’ in Medicaid spending
As pandemic-era federal funding support winds down, state Medicaid directors said in a survey that they anticipate their share of the costs to increase even as enrollment declines.
Helping cities flip money pits into gold mines
An incubator is working with cities to capitalize on their under-used properties by helping them to think like real estate developers.
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Shutdown appears averted as House passes ‘laddered’ proposal
The continuing resolution extends SNAP through September, ensures other benefit programs are funded into early 2024 and avoids millions of workers being furloughed.
A dispute over Amtrak funding derailed a vote on THUD
The House GOP’s Transportation and Housing and Urban Development funding bill would cut $8 billion from the departments. But that’s not what scuttled the vote.
Amid high heating prices, emergency funding for energy bills dries up
Congress approved one-time funding last year to help low-income families pay to heat and cool their homes. As winter approaches, states and advocates are calling for more money.
Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food
COMMENTARY | Few people with SNAP benefits could use them for online purchases before the COVID-19 pandemic.
How California and Florida are trying to stave off the home insurance crisis
Historically, the two states have had very different approaches to insuring against natural disasters. That’s changing.
GOP states embrace Uber, Lyft to take low-income patients to medical appointments
The companies have lobbied states to use Medicaid funding to pay for the trips.
Interest rates are rising, but states aren’t worried yet. Here’s why.
State and local governments generally use bonds to finance major infrastructure projects. But higher rates won’t bust budgets just yet. Plus, more news to use from around the country in this week's State and Local Roundup.
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