September 8, 2026

NC’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot is coming back — but not at full strength

North Carolina Revives Its First-in-Nation Medicaid Health Program — at a Third of the Budget Requested

September 8, 2026

North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot, the first program in the country to use Medicaid to pay for food, housing and transportation, will restart with $25 million — less than a third of the $80 million administrators requested.

A federal judge finds a Trump data system to verify voters is unlawful

DOJ Rushes to Supreme Court to Revive Immigration Database Used to Purge Voter Rolls

September 8, 2026

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift an order blocking the use of a revamped federal immigration database to scrub state voter rolls — a system that has already flagged thousands of eligible American citizens.

What is the status of educational opportunity in rural America? | Brookings

Rural Students Graduate at High Rates but Often Miss College. Career Advisers Are Trying to Change That.

September 8, 2026

Rural students graduate at high rates but enroll in college less often than their peers. In Missouri, more than 150 high school advisers toured local employers to learn first-hand what regional careers actually involve.