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‘Big’ bill shifts SNAP costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer to get food aid
Alaska Beacon
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July 10, 2025
The legislative package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, has several provisions that will shrink the safety net, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, long known as food stamps. SNAP spending will...
FAA ramps up testing of Musk’s Starlink at agency facilities
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 10, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. FAA boosts testing of Musk's Starlink The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has increased the number of connections to Elon Musk's Starlink that it's testing...
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' hits Alaska
Northern Light - Alaska
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Senator Lisa Murkowski. Photo Courtesy of Politico. On July 1, the U.S. Senate voted to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which is currently on its way to be passed into law, according to the White House. In a clip provided by Time, J.D....
Murkowski, Sullivan vote for budget bill that could strip health benefits from thousands of Alaskans
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Alaska's U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. (Marc Lester / ADN) Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators voted Tuesday in favor of a budget reconciliation bill that includes many of President Donald Trump’s domestic priorities, including...
Civil rights groups, attorneys demand DOC and ICE meet civil detention standards for detainees at Anchorage jail
Alaska Native News
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July 1, 2025
Access to legal counsel, medical care, and punitive measures have been reported by federal detainees in the state facility Anchorage Correctional Complex. Image- Alaska Department of Corrections ANCHORAGE — On Saturday, the American Civil...
New leadership at UF Health Jacksonville’s Department of Pediatrics after internal investigation
104.5 WOKV - Florida
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July 2, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UF Health Jacksonville has officially named a new chair of its Department of Pediatrics, following an internal investigation into the department’s leadership - a development Action News Jax Ben Becker first reported on Monday....
Tribal nations work to bridge the gap in healthcare access
Utah Public Radio
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July 2, 2025
Editor's note: This story was produced for Our Living Lands, a collaboration of the Mountain West News Bureau, Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, and Native Public Media focusing on the impact of climate change on Indigenous communities across the...
Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals
Cronkite News - Arizona
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July 1, 2025
In this 2019 file photo, a nurse performs a checkup at the Patina Wellness Center in Phoenix. (File photo by Ricky Cornish/Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan that Republicans are finalizing...
Trump bill backed by Alaska senators draws sharp response
Your Alaska Link
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Some Alaska leaders are speaking out against a major federal bill backed by former President Donald Trump, warning it could harm thousands of residents across the state. In a recent New York Times op-ed titled “Alaska Cannot Survive This Bill,”...
University of Alaska non-teaching staff file petition to form union
KTOO - Alaska
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July 1, 2025
A University of Alaska Southeast shuttle stopped at an intersection at UAS on April 16, 2025. (photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Non-teaching staff across the University of Alaska system are working to form a union. Organizers delivered a petition and...
Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
KEYT - California
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July 1, 2025
By Eric Bradner, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands – and she used that leverage to force a series of changes that will deliver more...
Oregon congresswoman Val Hoyle criticizes Trump's budget bill, calls it a loyalty test
KCBY - Oregon
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EUGENE, Ore. — The U.S. House of Representatives is on break and many are back in their home districts either arguing for their vote on the "One big Beautiful Bill.," or defending their opposition to the legislation. In the case of Oregon...
Maine hospitals brace for ‘pain’ after Senate passes Donald Trump’s megabill
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 1, 2025
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s largest employer and other health care providers are facing huge financial consequences after the U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and Medicaid cuts Tuesday. Before...
Alaska congressional delegation must defend energy investments
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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To the editor: The reconciliation bill considered in Congress would be disastrous for Alaska. Not only would it cut vital health care coverage for many hardworking Alaskans, it would also harm our energy security. Examples of the cuts in the...
Back on the trail: Hiking your way to health and joy around Alaska
Senior Voice - Alaska
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July 1, 2025
We are fortunate to live here among the mountains, forests and vast natural beauty of Alaska. For many of us, hiking isn't just a form of exercise-it's a return to joy, spirituality, solitude, and connection. Whether you're getting back on the...
Harbor seals rescued by Alaska SeaLife Center
Senior Voice - Alaska
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July 1, 2025
The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) admitted three more harbor seal pups to the Wildlife Response Program in late May and early June, marking a busy start to the 2025 season. One of the pups was born prematurely, one was found severely malnourished,...
'Agonizing': How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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“And you all know," she told reporters after the vote at midday Tuesday, “I’ve got a few battle scars underneath me.” This isn't Murkowski's first tough vote Murkowski has been in the Senate for nearly 23 years, and she has taken a lot of tough...
In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money
Akron Legal News
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DORANY PINEDA JOHN LOCHER MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Published: July 1, 2025 GALENA, Alaska (AP) — Eric Huntington built his dream cabin nestled in the wilderness of central Alaska, eventually raising two daughters there. But over the years,...
US Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ohio Capital Journal
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday following a party-line vote, moving her one step closer to confirmation. Susan Monarez’s nomination...
Senate passes Trump's megabill in bid to reshape taxes, healthcare
Yahoo Finance
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Senate leaders advanced President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" on Tuesday in a vote that moved the megabill one step closer to becoming law despite three Republican defections, leading to a 50-50 tally that required Vice President JD Vance to...