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Kate Clyatt, 28, works seasonally as a ranch hand in southwest Montana, and relies on the state's Medicaid program for health coverage. "Ranching is just not a job with a lot of money in it," Clyatt says. "I don't know at what point I'm going to be able to get off of Medicaid."

Rural Seasonal Workers Worry About Montana Medicaid's Work Requirements

Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?

States Nearly Doubled Plans For Contact Tracers Since NPR Surveyed Them 10 Days Ago

To safely reopen without risking new COVID-19 outbreaks, states need staff to do the crucial work of contact tracing. Public health agencies report they have aggressive plans to grow their workforce.

Missouri's Republican governor, Mike Parson, has been supportive of restricting abortions in the state.

Missouri Senate Passes Bill That Would Ban Abortions After 8 Weeks

It's the latest in a series of sweeping abortion restrictions passed by Republican-controlled state legislatures that appear aimed at pushing abortion challenges to the Supreme Court.

Ed Faulkner (left) with his wife Barbra (center) and John Wayne (right) on the set of a movie in Casper, Wyoming in this undated photo.

A Career In Movies Matched Oceanside Retiree Up With John Wayne, Elvis

An Air Force veteran with an unusual Hollywood background is living at an Oceanside retirement home.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt attends a Cabinet meeting with President Trump in June.

EPA Chief Announces Reversal Of Obama-Era Curbs On Coal Plants

In a speech in Kentucky on Monday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said the old rules aimed at reducing carbon dioxide were tantamount to declaring war on the coal industry.

The University Village area of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

Parents Headed To Court In College Admissions Cheating Scam

More than a dozen parents charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme are due in court.

Vino Rosso and jockey John Velazquez, center left, outgame Gift Box with jockey Joel Rosario for victory in the Grade I, The Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., Monday, May 27, 2019. They won the Grade I, $500,000 The Gold Cup horse racing.

Breeders' Cup To Add To Safety Measures At Santa Anita

The Breeders' Cup will increase the number of veterinarians on site during its world championships this fall at Santa Anita, where 30 horses died during the racing meet that recently concluded.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, seen here at a GOP event in April, overstepped his authority when he imposed a 4.5 percent budget cut on the state's university and community college system, the state's supreme court says.

Kentucky Governor Can't Cut Universities' Budgets, Court Rules

The case is one of three lawsuits the state's Democratic attorney general has filed against Republican Gov. Matt Bevin since Bevin was sworn in last December.

Voters in San Francisco rejected Proposition C, which was backed by e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and sought to overturn a San Francisco Board of Supervisors ban of e-cigarettes sales at brick and mortar stores, and barred deliveries of online purchases to addresses in the city.

Voters Cast Ballots On Affirmative Action, Sanctuary Cities, In Off-Year Elections

In Tucson, Ariz., residents rejected a "sanctuary city" label. In San Francisco, they supported a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes, and in Jersey City, N.J., they closed the door on Airbnb.

Judge Thad Balkman ruled that Johnson & Johnson is responsible for fueling Oklahoma's opioid crisis. He announced his decision in Norman, Okla., Monday.

Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay Oklahoma $572 Million In Opioid Trial

In a landmark ruling, Judge Thad Balkman ruled in favor of Oklahoma in its lawsuit to hold the drugmaker accountable for the costs of opioid addiction in the state.

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