Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined local leaders to announce the next steps of Michigan’s anticipated receipt of $800 million opioid settlements over the next 18 years. The settlement includes the nation’s three major... Read more »

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has ended the statewide public health emergency almost two years after it began March 6, 2020. Holcomb also has signed a bill that gives state agencies additional powers and... Read more »

The Women’s Health Protection Act did not advance in the U.S. Senate on Monday. The bill would have protected the legal right to an abortion by federal statute. According to national media, Senate... Read more »

With COVID case counts plummeting, the Philadelphia school district will end all mandatory testing of vaccinated staff and cut back testing of unvaccinated employees from twice to once a week. In an... Read more »

California school districts and childcare centers could be required to develop a COVID-19 testing plan under a new proposal introduced this week. Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, unveiled new legislation on Tuesday that would require... Read more »

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has dropped its recommendation to mask indoors in most settings as Michigan enters a “post-surge, recovery phase.” “This is good news for Michigan,”... Read more »

The health department relaxes some restrictions across the city but says safety measures for schools will stay in place. Philadelphia introduced a new system Wednesday to determine what type of COVID restrictions... Read more »

Dozens of people told the Indiana Senate Health Committee they no longer support a COVID-19 vaccination exemption bill that now has the support of the business community after changes were made in... Read more »

With around 100 students, Discovery is Newark’s smallest charter school. This school year, its state and local funding add up to about $1.6 million — just enough to make ends meet. “You’re... Read more »