Katheryn Houghton

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Montana Correspondent at KFF Health News

Montana-based journalist for KFF Health News | [email protected]

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Native Americans hurt by federal health cuts, despite RFK Jr.’s promises of protection

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Katheryn Houghton |Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez |Arielle Zionts

Navajo Nation leaders took turns hiking alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in April to detail the tribal nation’s priorities to improve access to health care and clean water. They also advocated for the preservation and reestablishment of U.S. government programs that have far-reaching impacts for their nation. (Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News)WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.
Native Americans hurt by Federal health cuts, despite RFK Jr.’s promises of protection

2 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Katheryn Houghton |Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez |Arielle Zionts

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RFK Jr. is struggling to keep his promise to protect Native Americans from health cuts

3 days ago | cbsnews.com | Katheryn Houghton |Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez |Arielle Zionts

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government's top health official as they hiked along a sandstone ridge overlooking their rural, high-desert town before the morning sun grew too hot. Buu Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, paused at the edge with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Below them, tribal government buildings, homes, and juniper trees dotted the tan and deep-red landscape.
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1 week ago | helenair.com | Katheryn Houghton

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Federal cuts ripple through a bioscience hub in rural Montana

1 week ago | wvnews.com | Katheryn Houghton

HAMILTON, Mont. — Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave the campus of one of the nation’s top research facilities, here in southwestern Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. It’s a reflection of the long-standing tension caused by Rocky Mountain Laboratories’ improbable location in this conservative, blue-collar town of 5,000 that was built on logging.
A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts

1 week ago | npr.org | Katheryn Houghton

HAMILTON, Mont. - Scientists are often careful to take off their work badges when they leave the campus of one of the nation's top biomedical research facilities, here in southwestern Montana's Bitterroot Valley. It's a reflection of the long-standing tension caused by Rocky Mountain Laboratories' improbable location in this conservative, blue-collar town of 5,000 that was built on logging.
A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katheryn Houghton

17 hours agoPresident Donald Trump is one step closer to seeing his "Big, Beautiful Bill" become a reality, but it's not a complete celebration. The sweeping trillion-dollar tax and spending bill passed the House by just one vote, 215-214, with two Republicans joining the Democrats in their opposition. The vote …
The Florida group chipping away at public benefits one state at a time

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Katheryn Houghton |Samantha Liss

As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor's desk in April, the nation's top health official joined Arizona lawmakers in the state Capitol to celebrate its passage. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said to applause that the legislation was just the start and that he wanted to prevent federal funding from paying for other unhealthy foods. "We're not going to do that overnight," Kennedy said.
Meet the Florida group chipping away at public benefits one state at a time

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Katheryn Houghton |Samantha Liss

By Katheryn Houghton, Samantha Liss - KFF Health News (TNS) PHOENIX - As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor's desk in April, the nation's top health official joined Arizona lawmakers in the state Capitol to celebrate its passage. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Meet the Florida group chipping away at public benefits one state at a time

3 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Katheryn Houghton |Samantha Liss

PHOENIX — As an Arizona bill to block people from using government aid to buy soda headed to the governor’s desk in April, the nation’s top health official joined Arizona lawmakers in the state Capitol to celebrate its passage. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said to applause that the legislation was just the start and that he wanted to prevent federal funding from paying for other unhealthy foods.