Researchers say the new treatment holds the potential to treat some dogs diagnosed with cancer without turning to more expensive traditional procedures such as radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.
It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the legislation. But Johnson said the “nightmare is finally coming to an end” after the Senate voted 60-40 to consider a compromise bill to fund the government.
The announcement comes on the heels of a deal with the Trump administration to expand access to weight-loss drugs and reduce costs for patients on government-funded insurance and those paying out of pocket.
Democrats had previously voted 14 times not to reopen the government as they demanded the extension of tax credits that make coverage more affordable under the Affordable Care Act.
The reduced SNAP benefits delay and delay in providing them—not to mention the 24,000 federal workers in Indiana who are going without paychecks—mean there will be families who need help.
City leaders, local companies and food banks have teamed up to create a $1 million-plus partnership and fundraising push to help more than 200 food pantries in Indianapolis.
Barring a resolution to the shutdown, the U.S. will have a gaping hole in its safety net, particularly for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The arrests of current and former high-profile NBA figures on Thursday for illegal sports betting and rigged poker games spurred fresh calls from lawmakers for federal regulation.
Local and federal funds, special state appropriations, private and philanthropic investments, and innovative value-capture mechanisms must all be considered.
Some Hoosier employers are freezing efforts to recruit H-1B workers because they don’t know if the federal government will apply the $100,000 fee to certain applicants.
Rachelle Gardner has worked in the field of adolescent substance-use-disorder treatment and recovery for 35 years—the past 20 as co-founder and executive director of Hope Academy High School.
With both sides showing no signs of movement, it’s unclear how long the stalemate will last—even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers will miss another paycheck and states are sounding warnings that key federal programs will soon lapse completely.
Some 47% of U.S. adults are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.
Housing assistance programs are feeling the impact from furloughed public employees, and essential food programs might soon be facing funding problems if the shutdown continues.
