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TL/DR - Portland State University (PSU) briefly issued a shelter-in-place alert due to concerns about violence at a peaceful protest of around 100 people near Hoffman Hall. The alert, which was lifted after less than thirty minutes, was prompted by an "incident on campus" that the university's Campus Public Safety Office was responding to with…

TL/DR - Kelly and Chris Calero were billed nearly $60,000 for an air ambulance that transported their son, Ethan, during a medical emergency. Their insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, initially denied their claim, stating that it was unnecessary for Ethan to be flown to the hospital. After nearly a year and a half of dispute, the…

TL/DR - Montana's largest county healthcare organization, RiverStone Health, is cutting 29 staff positions due to a loss of over $3 million in Medicaid funds and challenges with Medicaid reimbursement. The organization has seen a drastic decline in its Medicaid-enrolled patients, largely due to complications in the "unwinding" or redetermination…

TL/DR - The US government plans to dedicate $60m to projects along the Rio Grande to improve resilience in the face of climate change and growing demands. The funding, the first from the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside the Colorado River system, will be used for various projects including capturing more stormwater runoff and improving…