Lawmakers In Ohio, Nebraska, Iowa Consider Bills Affecting Children’s Health Issues
Ohio Republicans dismiss Gov. John Kasich's call to raise the income requirements for families in a state program for medically fragile children, while legislators in Nebraska come in for criticism on plans to cut some state contracts with agencies helping foster families, and Iowa lawmakers weigh changes in the income tax forms that children's advocates say could lead to more uninsured kids. Other legislative news from Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, Florida and Maryland.