How Did I Miss That? Mankiller for the $20; Citizen Godzilla

Steve Russell
6/26/15
In the journalism trade, they call it a “scoop” or a “beat” and, if it involves special access to a source, a “get.” The basic idea is arriving at a destination first...

Making The Law Work Beyond Medicaid Expansion

Mark Trahant
6/26/15
The Supreme Court once again affirmed the legality of the Affordable Care Act. This time the court's answer is unambiguous...

Missed Opportunities: Indian Country’s Economic Case for Medicaid Expansion

Mark Trahant
6/18/15
A new White House report details the economic impact of Medicaid expansion and is sharply critical of the 22 states that have not done so...

How Did I Miss That? Saving Bison; Saving Warthogs

Steve Russell
4/24/15
In Bull Hollow, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, the Cherokee Phoenix reported that the new bison herd tended by Cherokee Nation Natural Resources has dropped the first calf of what are ...

Millions of Montanans, Alaskans, Native Americans wait for Medicaid Expansion

Mark Trahant
4/15/15
The best case for Medicaid expansion in Alaska is being delivered by Valerie Davidson...

Fight for Indian Health Funding Is at Critical Juncture

Mark Trahant
4/9/15
One of Indian country’s most important debates about increasing funding for the Indian health system is occurring far from Congress in state legislatures across the country...

House Budget Promises New Cuts, No Obamacare, And More Defense Dollars

Mark Trahant
3/20/15
The House Budget Committee unveiled its budget Tuesday — and the details are not good news for Indian country...

New Twists and Turns In the Soap Opera Called ObamaCare

Mark Trahant
2/7/15
The House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act on February 3. Then, this is not new...

Indian Tax Exemption: What You Need to Know

Steve Russell
1/19/15
The claim that Indians do not generally have to pay federal taxes is a load of hooey, but few of us have not heard it...

Enrolled Natives and Obamacare

Steve Russell
12/11/14
The Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, has been fully repealed six times and crippled 54 times in legislation passed by the Republican controlled House of Representatives...

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