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TL/DR - After a nearly two-year hiatus, federal oil and gas lease sales are returning to Montana due to the new regulations of the Inflation Reduction Act. Under the new system, oil and gas companies must pay upfront to nominate lands for leasing, according to Aaron Weiss, director of the Center for Western Priorities. Despite the recent…

TL/DR - Lawmakers in Connecticut are set to debate significant health care reforms during the legislative session starting next month. Topics for discussion include protections for home care workers, improvements in the health care workforce pipeline, an expansion of Medicaid for those without permanent legal status, and reforms in elder care.…

TL/DR - U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su will visit Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to showcase the progress of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to build a strong, Made-in-America electric vehicle charging network. Wisconsin, which had approximately 142,426 workers employed in the energy sector in 2022,…

TL/DR - A study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health has found that non-white children in the US receive inferior pediatric care, with the situation being worst in pain management. The review was conducted by Dr. Nia Heard-Garris of Northwestern University who found that children of color were less likely to get diagnostic imaging,…