NYC warns young adults could be hardest hit by SNAP benefit losses ^42.9%

Gothamist - By Karen Yi - 5/28/2026, 10:00 AM

Optimism Bias 15.8% - Negativity Bias 13.7% - Anecdotal 13.4%

Nearly 43,500 New Yorkers are at risk of losing their food assistance benefits known as SNAP on Monday, as the sweeping work requirements enacted by the Trump administration reaches its first deadline, city officials told Gothamist. Officials warn those most at risk of losing the monthly aid are young people; about 40% of SNAP recipients... more

Economic boon or disaster? Trying to move through the haze surrounding marijuana reclassification ^86.3%

Colorado Public Radio - By Anthony Cotton - 12/25/2025, 11:00 AM

The reactions to President Trump’s recent executive order to move marijuana from a Schedule I drug, akin to heroin, to Schedule III — think ketamine — drew some immediate, perhaps expected, reactions. Colorado Leads, an alliance of cannabis business leaders in the state, welcomed the potential move, saying it represented “a meaningful... more

The looming disaster for trans health care ^0%

MS NOW - By Katelyn Burns - 12/19/2025, 11:00 AM

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services held a press conference Thursday morning to announce a new proposed administrative rule that would bar hospitals and other medical providers from receiving funds from Medicare and Medicaid if that facility provides gender affirming care to trans youth. The proposed rule, which now must... more

Cannabis has been ‘reclassified.’ What do you want to know? ^92.1%

Colorado Public Radio - By Colorado Public Radio Staff - 12/18/2025, 8:49 PM

Eleven years after Colorado began recreational marijuana sales, President Trump has officially downgraded cannabis on the federal classification of controlled substances. It's a historic change with potentially significant impacts here in Colorado. What are your questions? Let us know what you're wondering about what comes next and help... more