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More than 300 young adults joined us for Spring Lobby Weekend to advocate for the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies Act. Advocates met with over 100 offices and secured two new cosponsors – Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY-12) and Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20). And more offices have expressed an interest in joining the bill! We applaud the powerful voices of our young adult network.

This Week in Washington: Congress passes six appropriations bills including skinny health package; House Ways and Means Committee reports bill to block CMS nursing home minimum staffing...

On Monday, March 11, President Joe Biden unveiled his fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request, the fourth of his presidency. The $7.3 trillion proposal calls for approximately $1.9...

Katie Britt was criticised for citing a sex trafficking case which happened in Mexico almost 20-years-ago.

VIRGINA- On Saturday at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center, there were two very different events going on at the same time that had the parking lots filled to capacity. One was a ferocious hockey …

During the White House Tribal Nations Summit, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced that the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative plans to release the second volume of its investigative report early this year.

The “Type 2 Diabetes Summit for Health Policy Advisors” convening brought together 12 states and territories, the CDC, NGA Partners and other diabetes experts to discuss challenges and share solutions to prevent diabetes and improve access to culturally responsive treatment options.

Health care was one of the most active issue areas in 2023 and this trend is expected to continue when Congress returns in the New Year for the second session of the 118th Congress. The...

On December 11, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (the Transparency Bill). The Transparency Bill would increase price...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and this disease still affects a staggering number of adults and children: 1 in 10 individuals struggles with diabetes and another 1 in 3 people