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Trump administration cuts nearly 2 billion in funding for mental health and addiction
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (281+ words) The Trump administration has cut nearly 2 billion dollars in funding for programs that serve people with mental illness and substance abuse issues. Providers say the cuts are devastating. Trump administration cuts nearly 2 billion in funding for mental health and addiction…...
Beshear says he won’t implement new bills without clear appropriations from Ky legislature
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (939+ words) The Kentucky General Assembly passed bills making major changes to Medicaid, pollution regulations and worker safety rules, but Beshear says he cannot implement them without specific appropriations. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told state lawmakers in a letter Thursday that he…...
Beshear vetoes bill reversing his conversion therapy ban for minors
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (538+ words) Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed legislation that would overrule his executive order limiting conversion therapy on minors in the state. Beshear vetoes bill reversing his conversion therapy ban for minors Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed legislation that would…...
Military's DEI purge seen putting its future — and its history — at risk
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (969+ words) From 2005 to 2023, the number of women serving active-duty roles in the U.S. military rose by 12%, while the number of men fell by more than 10%, according to Pentagon data. A third of active-duty enlisted service members came from racial minority groups in…...
EPA employees who work on environmental justice are put on leave
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (536+ words) Updated February 07, 2025 at 12:32 PM ET Nearly 170 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) were placed on paid administrative leave on Thursday, according to agency officials speaking on the condition of anonymity because…...