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Poll: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump head-to-head, but trails Nikki Haley
Third-party candidates screw up Haley’s math though.
Daily Archives: February 1, 2024
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Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
If a woman’s Medicaid application is ultimately rejected because her income is too high, Medicaid would still pay health care providers for services they provided during the time of presumptive eligibility.
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Mississippi could regulate insurers’ prior authorization for coverage of medical services
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves last year vetoed a similar bill that passed both chambers with broad bipartisan support.
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Could Louisiana soon resume death row executions?
Around 60 people currently sit on Louisiana’s death row, according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.
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Activists renew push to repeal Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
‘The more these groups get mobilized, the more they speak to their lawmakers, I think we will get to a place where action will be required.’
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Kentucky House committee passes bill requiring moment of silence in schools
Democratic Rep. Tina Bojanowski said she sees the bill as ‘a way to push prayer into public schools,’ adding that it raises constitutional concerns.
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Kentucky spending plan calling for more state funding of student transportation advances
The House GOP plan doesn’t include the guaranteed pay raises for educators and other public school employees that Gov. Beshear requested.
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Kentucky juvenile facilities have issues with force, staffing, report says
The auditor blamed Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration for ‘disorganization across facilities, and as a result, the unacceptably poor treatment of Kentucky youth.’
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North Carolina redistricting lawsuit tries `fair` election claim to overturn GOP lines
The text of the North Carolina Constitution doesn’t specifically identify a right to fair elections.
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Candidate uses personal funds to close fundraising gap in North Carolina gubernatorial bid
On the Democratic side, Attorney General Josh Stein’s gubernatorial campaign had an overwhelming monetary advantage over his four other Primary rivals.