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The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday issued an alert warning that "floods and heavy rains have significantly damaged whole areas of agricultural land across southern Africa and that the livelihood and food security of farmers and their families are at risk," the Associated Press reports (2/7).
With the 2012 elections in sight, some Democrats are searching for ways to roll back the individual mandate while others have hired a strategist to defend the overhaul. And the GOP's first real spending bill doesn't seem to put force behind their pledge to defund the health law.
In a sharply worded letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the governors ask for six specific changes that would give states more control over the health law's exchange markets.
CQ HealthBeat reports on the CMS administrator's remarks.
News outlets report on developments related to the implementation of these health law provisions.
Health care programs are among those being slashed with many news organizations focusing on Florida Gov. Rick Scott's plans for Medicaid.
The goal will be to ensure the program's fiscal sustainability into the future - a frequent criticism from GOP critics who hope to repeal the program.
For the GOP, the issue requires a delicate balance between its conservative base and independent voters while two junior Democrats take hardline positions against the Republican plans.
A roundup of state news from around the country.
Today's viewpoints come from the New York Times, The Washington Post, The SEattle Times, the Des Moines Register, The Baltimore Sun the Star Tribune and the Houston Chronicle.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports news about possible tweaks to the CLASS Act, some Democrats' new take on the health law's individual mandate and GOP efforts to defund the overhaul.
On Capitol Hill this week, "Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., is expected to turn [the proposed] budget allocation into legislative language with specific allocations for federal agencies. That bill would then be brought to the House floor, setting the stage for a lengthy debate as conservative Republicans seek larger cuts than [Rep. Paul Ryan, (R-Wis).] proposed," according to CQ (Goldfarb, 2/4).
The Vatican on Thursday announced it "will host an international conference in May on preventing [HIV/AIDS] and caring for those afflicted with it amid continued confusion over its position concerning condoms as a way to prevent HIV transmission," the Associated Press reports.
France, the current chair of the G20, and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) "warned on Friday about the risk of a new global food crisis and ensuing riots, calling for greater regulation to curb speculation on commodities markets," Reuters reports.
Even as GOP lawmakers advance their strategies, Dems see a plan of their own - they plan to cast Republicans as trying to take away patients' rights. Meanwhile, physicians take to the Hill to press for medical liability reforms, with lots of lobbying money streaming in.
NPR explores this question, which is increasingly central to discussions about the sweeping measure's future. Meanwhile, The Boston Globe reports on the number of waivers given out by Massachusetts to state residents who sought an exemption from that state's requirement to have health insurance.
The struggle to balance state budgets will involve a long list of cuts
ProPublica reports on a group of lawmakers who are urging that the Pentagon's health plan cover a specific treatment for these injured soldiers.
California, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Colorado are in the news today.
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