By Kimberly Leonard Roberta Blomster, 37, lives in a suburb with her parents and sister outside of St. Paul, MN, where she interns with Congressman Keith Ellison’s campaign and testifies at her state capital… Read More
By Kimberly Leonard About 20 states, including Arizona, Illinois and Maryland, have shifted all or portions of their prison health-care operations to private providers in an attempt to cut costs, a trend that… Read More
In 2006, Ray Carman’s health insurance jumped from $600 to $1,000 a month. The reason? His first daughter was born five weeks premature. Though there were no complications during her birth, his daughter… Read More
By Kimberly Leonard A federal judge’s decision to block imports of a drug used in executions will leave states to rely more on a substitute drug that could itself be getting scarce —… Read More
Providers of mental health and substance abuse treatment were frozen out of a $27 billion federal fund for conversion of medical records from paper to electronic form. That doesn’t make sense to them… Read More
By Kimberly Leonard This story was the result of a leaked report from a trusted source, and was picked up and mentioned by numerous outlets, including Politico and the Wall Street Journal. It… Read More
By Kimberly Leonard In his quest for West Virginia’s Senate seat, Republican John Raese frequently attacks “professional politicians’ out-of-control spending spree” as he promises voters that he’ll rein in the federal budget. What… Read More
For three months I freelanced as a multimedia specialist with Vogue to help the magazine launch its first iPhone application, “Vogue Stylist.” Source: VogueTV.
By Kimberly Leonard Car dealers are the ultimate grassroots organization with plenty of money for lobbying and political contributions, so few were surprised last summer when Congress approved a financial reform bill that… Read More
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