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4 days ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Brent Jabbour |Chris Field |Cole Lauterbach
On May 3, Texas became the latest state to approve a school choice program. It joins more than 30 other states and U.S. territories that have approved similar legislation. But what are these programs, and why are so many states pushing to enact school choice initiatives? Texas lawmakers passed a $1 billion bill that established a private school voucher program.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Brent Jabbour |Jack Henry |Ray Bogan
An increasing number of Americans live in pharmacy deserts, which affects their access to one of the first lines of health care. The issue is exacerbated as independent pharmacies nationwide have . This is part three of a three-part series on struggles within American pharmacies and the impact it has on access to healthcare.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Brent Jabbour |Jack Henry |Ray Bogan
The U.S. Congress left pharmacy benefit manager (PMB) reform out of its latest funding package. Despite that, states are taking on the intermediaries who decide how pharmacies are paid for the medications they dispense. This is part two of a three-part series on struggles within American pharmacies and the impact it has on access to health care. In part one, we covered how consolidation ‘bloated’ pharmacies. In April, Arkansas Gov.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Brent Jabbour |Jack Henry |Ray Bogan
Closures of American pharmacies have surged over the last decade and a half, taking a toll on the nation’s health care system. Consolidation within the industry has weighed on large retail chains as big players have amassed thousands of locations throughout the country. This is part one of a three-part series on struggles within American pharmacies and the impact those struggles have on access to health care.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker
[Karah Rucker]WELCOME TO BIAS BREAKDOWN. I’M YOUR HOST KARAH RUCKER. TWO WOMEN FROM HONDURAS – LIVING IN THE U.S. ILLEGALLY – WERE DEPORTED LAST WEEK. WITH THEM ON THEIR WAY OUT— WERE THEIR CHILDREN — BORN IN THE U.S. – AND THEREFORE AMERICAN CITIZENS. IT’S AN IMMIGRATION CASE GARNERING A LOT OF ATTENTION AND RAISING LEGAL QUESTIONS —THE MEDIA COVERAGE HAS BEEN DIVIDED. WERE U.S. CITIZEN CHILDREN “DEPORTED” BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AS YOU MAY HAVE READ IN SOME NEWS HEADLINES?
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported from Maryland to El Salvador, has become the center of a highly polarized media storm. It has also led to a legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker
Congress advanced a Republican-led budget framework that targets $1.5 trillion in cuts over a decade. While Medicaid and Medicare are not named in the resolution, the committee tasked with achieving $880 billion in cuts oversees programs dominated by Medicaid spending. Democrats argue that the math makes cutting Medicaid inevitable. Republicans insist that benefits will remain untouched and say fraud reduction will be the key to savings.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Jack Aylmer
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE A MAJOR SPIKE IN GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDS. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY-ELECTRICITY DEMAND FROM THE DATA CENTERS POWERING THESE AI OPERATIONS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS IS GOING TO MORE THAN DOUBLE BY THE END OF THIS DECADE. COME 2030, THESE FACILITIES WILL REQUIRE MORE ENERGY THAN THE ENTIRE NATION OF JAPAN-WITH THOSE THAT ARE OPTIMIZED FOR AI PROJECTED TO QUADRUPLE THEIR ENERGY USE.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Ian Kennedy |Karah Rucker
The stock market responded to Trump’s tariff announcement with a sharp decline. Over three days, the stock market lost roughly $10 trillion in value. Right-leaning media predict the U.S. will eventually see a market boom because of Trump’s economic strategy, while left-leaning outlets warned of a recession, citing Trump’s tariffs as a major risk indicator.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Ali Caldwell |Bast Bramhall |Diane Duenez |Heath Cary
[Jack Aylmer]THAT OLD CELL PHONE YOU HAVE LYING AROUND MAY BE WORTH SOME “GREEN”. BUT IT’S NOT THE GREEN YOU THINK. A-T-& T AND ASSURANT PROTECTION COMPANY ARE TEAMING UP TO SUPPORT THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION’S REFORESTATION EFFORTS IN CALIFORNIA. EVERY PHONE, TABLET, OR DEVICE TRADED IN TO AT&T ONLINE OR IN-STORE DURING APRIL WILL SUPPORT THE PLANTING OF A TREEAT THE PLACERVILLE NURSERY FOR CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE REFORESTATION. THIS IS THE STATE’S ONLY FOREST SERVICE NURSERY AND ONE OF SIX NATIONWIDE.
