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TL/DR - South Carolina is preparing to dissolve the South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Services (SCDHEC) and split it into two different state agencies, namely the Department of Public Health and the Department of Environmental Services, by June 2024. A new bill, H.4927, proposes to further consolidate five other existing state…

TL/DR - Michigan experienced a mild February with record-breaking temperatures, thunderstorms, and tornadoes. An unusual event for this time of year, it was followed by more standard winter weather conditions. Climate change has made all seasons more volatile, but according to Melissa Widhalm, the associate director of the Midwestern Regional…

TL/DR - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves did not address the issue of Medicaid expansion, which he has opposed for over a decade, during his annual State of the State address. Instead, he focused on economic development and education, proposing the creation of 12 new math and engineering schools and improvements in technology across state…

TL/DR - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow has refused to agree to limitations on updates to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and cuts to the climate-smart conservation measures in the Inflation Reduction Act. She made this statement at the White House during the release of 141 commitments from various…