By: Maya Miller and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Over the past few months, several hospitals have announced major changes to their financial assistance policies, including curtailing the number…

By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune Sept. 12, 2019 “Beto O’Rourke gets debate moment: “Hell yes, we’re going to take your” assault weapons” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Sept. 13, 2019 “As violence increases, more Mexicans are waiting in Ciudad Juárez to apply for asylum” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and…

By: Marshall Allen, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Like most of us, William Murphy dreads calling health insurance companies. They route him onto a rollercoaster of irrelevant voice menus, and when…

Diane Bernard, Public News Service – MD BALTIMORE – Just six weeks after President Donald Trump attacked Baltimore on Twitter as a “rat- and rodent-infested mess,” a group of activists plans to protest the president’s appearance here Thursday. Trump will be speaking at the 2019 House Republican retreat dinner at…

Dan Heyman, Public News Service – WI MILWAUKEE, Wis. – With school back in session, doctors are saying, “Well, your mom is right – time to turn the phone off and get to bed,” because you really do need a good night’s sleep. Dr. Simone Fearon, a cardiologist with ThedaCare…

Roz Brown, Public News Service – NM SANTA FE, N.M. – A new report out this week says those most affected by climate change, including grade school children growing up in New Mexico, did the least to cause the problem. But many of those children have joined The Global Warming…

By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Sept. 11, 2019 “Supreme Court lets Trump’s rule for asylum seekers on southern border stand” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues….

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Sept. 11, 2019 “Federal judge orders Galveston County to have defense lawyers at bail-setting hearings” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues….

(Press Release) The Johnson Space Center (JSC) makes a $4.7 billion annual impact on the Texas economy and supports more than 52,000 jobs, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said today in a visit to the NASA facility as part of his Good for Texas Tour. JSC currently operates three facilities in…