Wildfires Cloak Pacific Northwest in Smoky Haze as Fire Threats Increase
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | L.A.’s structural deficit; N.C.’s attorney general forced to slash 10% of staff; and a “notable lack of hellfire” from satanist at city council meeting.
For Rural Veterans, New Approaches to Health Care
Rural veterans are far older and far more likely to be disabled than other rural residents. New programs across the country show promise in ensuring that they get the health care they need.
Which States Have Breastfeeding Laws on the Books?
Eighteen states mandate that hospitals implement baby-friendly practices. Is your state one of them?
This County Would Have Seen Its Opioid Overdose Rate Double
Erie County, N.Y. Executive Mark Poloncarz says his jurisdiction was on its way to 550 overdose deaths in 2016. Here’s what the county government did to keep that from happening.
Public Health Has Dodged a Bullet
Funding to fight lead poisoning, opioid addiction, and chronic disease could have vanished with the “skinny repeal” of the ACA.
Trump Warns He’ll Protect Alaska’s Environment, if Murkowski Doesn’t Back Obamacare Repeal
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: Missouri still refers to Asian Americans as 'Oriental'; Election Integrity vice chair's credibility questioned; no more parties in Miami Beach . . . after 2 a.m.?
Philadelphia Ranks High for Smoking and Other Unhealthy Behaviors
Federal data show how Philly compares with other big cities.
Arkansas Tops Most Other States When It Comes to This Connectivity Metric
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: Bulletproof glass for a Georgia city hall; Indianapolis revenge shootings; and a small town closes a big legal loophole in its municipal code.
Too Many People Are Calling 911. Here's a Better Way.
Memphis is working on an alternative for the expensive “you-call, we-haul” approach.
Code for America’s New California Partnership Targets Food Stamp ‘Participation Gap’
GetCalFresh.org allows Golden State residents to apply for SNAP benefits via mobile phone. “You can do it wherever you are.”
CBO: Senate Repeal-and-Delay Bill Would Cause 32 Million to Lose Coverage
And, a separate Kaiser Family Foundation study found the bill would cut federal Medicaid funding to states by $700 billion over the next decade.
How Job Loss Can Lead to Drug Use
Several studies suggest the opioid crisis might be at least partly the result of widespread unemployment.
Mayors to Senate Republicans: ‘Start From Scratch’
“If you didn’t like the previous GOP health care plans to repeal the [Affordable Care Act] and to replace it, you’re definitely not going to like the one that actually just last night went down in flames,” said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
Missouri Will Finally Have A State-Level Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
Gov. Eric Greitens announced the details of his program—which notably neither doctors, nor pharmacists will be able to access—in an executive order announcement on Monday.
A County Official on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis Makes His Case on Capitol Hill
“What comes next is going to be life-altering for all of the United States,” Dr. Michael Brumage says of the Republican health care bill. “And I felt it was important that I at least show up to do this.”
Why More States Are Getting Serious About Sunscreen
Prompted by dermatologists, more states are allowing kids to bring sunscreen to school. But opponents worry about liability for school employees and potential allergies.
Zika Threat Prompts New Mosquito Spraying Effort in Miami
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: New York City's "Summer of Hell" starts with a sigh of relief; a serious water shortage on Hawaii’s Big Island; and Texas legislative leaders prep for special session.
Why Some Patients Aren’t Getting Palliative Care
Palliative care services remains scattershot in U.S. healthcare, but access is gradually improving.
New CDC Report: Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining, But Major Variations Exist Among Counties
Six times more opioids per person were being dispensed in the highest-prescribing counties compared with the lowest-prescribing counties.
Opioid Overdose Deaths Swamp Medical Examiners
As opioid overdose deaths skyrocket, state and local medical examiners are working overtime to determine which drugs are killing people.
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