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TL/DR - A proposal to fully expand Medicaid in Georgia was narrowly defeated in a Senate committee hearing. The state's current partial Medicaid expansion program, called Georgia Pathways to Coverage, has cost the state at least $26 million, with 90% of expenses covering administrative and consulting costs. Georgia is one of the ten US states…

TL/DR - The US Senate was voting on a bill to keep a large number of departments and agencies open, after it had missed the midnight deadline to prevent a partial shutdown. The bill, which was passed by the House, is for $1.2 trillion and will fund departments including State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security. Once…

After being halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guam government employee wellness program, which provides up to three hours per week for employees to exercise, is back in action. Launched on March 19, the program returned with various sports and wellness activities taking place at the University of Guam Calvo Field House. Worksite Wellness…

TL/DR - Chicago voters have rejected a proposed increase to the city's transfer tax on high-value properties, a measure that Mayor Brandon Johnson and progressive Democrats hoped would generate revenue to address homelessness. The referendum sought to raise transfer taxes on properties selling for more than $1 million while lowering the rate on…