The GOP’s proposed cuts to Medicaid could take away an important lifeline in the effort to combat violence. Despite significant reductions in violent crime since the pandemic, violence and the fear of violence remain a stubborn feature of daily life in too many communities across the U.S. A new strategy of using Medicaid funding to...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on May 14 that the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States dropped by nearly 27 percent in 2024. The number represents a significant decrease after more than a decade of steeply climbing drug-related fatality rates that billions of dollars in federal spending on...
Rough sleeping figures in Exeter have dropped to all-time low of 11 but are still 11 too many. Whilst welcoming the latest reduction, the City Council said there was still much to do to bring the rough sleeping figure down to zero. “Eleven people rough sleeping on our streets, is still 11 people too many,”...