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  • 2 days ago | dc.medill.northwestern.edu | Ismael Belkoura

    WASHINGTON – At a time when the Department of Veterans Affairs has been processing record levels of disability claims, Democrats warned last week that the agency’s productivity will not last under the deep cuts ordered by President Donald Trump. The 2022 PACT Act broadened eligibility for VA disability claims. Staff increases under the Biden administration enabled the VA to keep up with the growing number of claims.

  • 4 days ago | thefulcrum.us | Ismael Belkoura

    WASHINGTON – At a time when the Department of Veterans Affairs has been processing record levels of disability claims, Democrats warned last week that the agency’s productivity will not last under the deep cuts ordered by President Donald Trump. The 2022 PACT Act broadened eligibility for VA disability claims. Staff increases under the Biden administration enabled the VA to keep up with the growing number of claims.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ismael Belkoura

    Ismael M. Belkoura, Medill News ServiceWed, April 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM UTC3 min readWASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday labeled the increasing rates of autism in children an epidemic and said federal research dollars will be dedicated to identify the cause. Kennedy's statements at a news conference contradicted decades of autism research, which has generally not labeled the increased rates as an epidemic.

  • 1 month ago | ibjonline.com | Ismael Belkoura

    By ISMAEL M. BELKOURA Medill Illinois News Bureau [email protected] ELGIN – High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Elgin native is working with her local state representative on a bill that would require public libraries to keep on hand medications that can reverse an opioid overdose.

  • 1 month ago | wmay.com | Ismael Belkoura

    By Ismael M. BelkouraMedill Illinois News [email protected] – High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Elgin native is working with her local state representative on a bill that would require public libraries to keep on hand medications that can reverse an opioid overdose.

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