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Texas Secures Nearly $12 Billion in Medicaid Funding

Texas secured federal approval for nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding, ending an immediate threat to hospitals and other providers. Payment timing remains the principal implementation question.

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Tennessee Forms Statewide Music Advisory Council

Sep 17, 2026

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South Dakota Absentee Voting Opens September 18

Sep 17, 2026

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Tennessee August Revenue Beats Budget by $54.6 Million

Sep 17, 2026

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South Dakota Public University Enrollment Slips 0.8%

Sep 17, 2026

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South Carolina Awards 228 Rural Health Grants Totaling $167.3 Million

Sep 17, 2026

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Rhode Island Report Finds 43% of Households Below Basic-Cost Threshold

Sep 17, 2026

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South Carolina Seeks Court Control of Two A-CAP Insurers

Sep 17, 2026

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Rhode Island Payroll Portal Goes 11 Months Without Update

Sep 17, 2026

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Pennsylvania Skill-Game Seizures Set for October 14

Sep 17, 2026

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Oregon Cuts Unrepresented-Defendant Backlog 66% to 1,104

Sep 17, 2026

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Pennsylvania Seeks CDC Aid as Measles Cases Reach 731

Sep 17, 2026

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Updated COVID Vaccines Reach Oregon Pharmacies Under Statewide Order

Sep 17, 2026

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Oklahoma Details 2027 SoonerCare Work Requirements

Sep 17, 2026

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Ohio Voluntary Gun-Storage Law Takes Effect

Sep 17, 2026

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Oklahoma Voters to Decide Judicial Commission Overhaul

Sep 17, 2026

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Ohio Report Cards Put 38 Districts Below State Standards

Sep 17, 2026

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North Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Youth Care Ban

Sep 17, 2026

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