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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees. That's according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
Juul can continue selling its tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA says
Federal health officials will allow Juul to keep selling its electronic cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that Juul's benefits as a less harmful alternative for adult smokers outweigh the risks of teen use.
'Tough choices ahead' at MPR, APM after Senate approves public media cuts
A bill cutting $1.1 billion from public media stations across the country passed the Senate and heads to the House, where it is likely to pass. The cuts would widen the budget gap to $6 million at American Public Media, which runs MPR.
Nicole Mitchell testifies, insisting she went into stepmother’s home only for a welfare check
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell testified in her own defense as her criminal trial continued Thursday. She told jurors she broke into her stepmother’s home in April of last year out of concern for Carol Mitchell’s health, contradicting body cam video of her saying she wanted to retrieve some of her late father’s belongings.
Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight
Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the addiction safety net unraveling.
Senate set to debate cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid
The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President Trump that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.