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Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money

By Rachel Spears and Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News Washington, D.C.’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget would shift funding for opioid treatment and prevention services away from the district’s Medicaid program and toward money the city won from opioid manufacturers and distributors in national settlements, a move addiction policy experts

VIRA Broadcasting | Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate

Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate

By Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Willoughby Mariano, WBUR This story was originally published by ProPublica, produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WBUR. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Two leading Democrats on the U.S. Senate committee that oversees transportation safety

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