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Ann Arbor University Addresses Financial Crisis in Town Halls

TL/DR - Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan is facing financial instability and may have to cut jobs. The university is holding two town halls to discuss these issues with concerned students, faculty, and staff. Despite the university's financial troubles, both the Ann Arbor campus and a sister campus in Wisconsin have recently seen…

Protect Your Medicare Advantage from Bureaucratic Risks

TL/DR - The Medicare Advantage (MA) program in the US, which allows enrollees to access private health plans, is under scrutiny due to increased spending and systemic weaknesses, according to a report discussed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), a panel that advises Congress. Despite the program's popularity and success,…

Why are Arizona’s Efforts to Defund Police Failing?

TL/DR - The "Defund the Police" movement has resulted in a proposed bill in Arizona that prohibits cities and towns from reducing their police budgets, with the risk of losing their state shared revenue. The bill, House Bill 2120, is sponsored by first-term Republican lawmaker David Marshall and passed its first committee by a party-line 8-7…