Ryan Levi

3 weeks ago | themarshallproject.org | Ryan Levi |Dan Gorenstein

By Ryan Levi and Dan Gorenstein T-Man's life turned upside down on May 11, 2024. The day before had felt like a nearly perfect Friday afternoon. The 16-year-old, who is being identified by his nickname because he's a minor, had wandered around the park on Chicago’s West side with his cousin, also 16, after school. They talked to girls. T-Man said he and his cousin stayed up until 3 a.m. talking. When T-Man woke up Saturday, his cousin had stopped breathing.

1 month ago | marketplace.org | David Brancaccio |Alex Schroeder |Ryan Levi

Republicans in Congress are continuing to refine their proposal for significantly cutting the country’s Medicaid program — this is a key part of the GOP’s big tax bill. Not even all Republicans agree on major cuts to this program, which is funded jointly by states and the federal government. It provides health insurance to 80 million low-income Americans. But one policy proposal has support from nearly all GOP officials: Start forcing most adults enrolled in Medicaid to work.

1 month ago | tradeoffs.org | Ryan Levi |Christie Thompson

The Fifth Branch is a special series by Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project that examines what it looks like when one community dramatically changes how it responds to people in crisis. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Episode 1: Convincing the Cops How do you convince police officers that it makes sense to send unarmed mental health workers to some 911 calls? Read the episode transcript. Episode 2: Keeping People SafeHow do you keep crisis responders and the people they're helping safe?

1 month ago | icma.org | Ryan Levi

Police in America shot and killed at least 2,053 people between 2015 and 2024 who were in the middle of a mental health crisis. That’s 20% of all killings by police in the last decade. Those numbers are helping to fuel a movement.

2 months ago | wfyi.org | Ryan Levi

April 24, 2025 A House budget proposal released in February would slash up to $880 billion in spending over the next decade from the public health insurance program that 80 million low-income Americans rely on — including children, seniors and people with disabilities. Last week, moderate House Republicans joined several GOP senators and governors in publicly opposing deep Medicaid cuts.