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Hospital Files Lawsuit to Remove Discharged Patient- Report
Publication -A Florida patient who was formally discharged five months ago will not leave her hospital room, and the hospital has had to go to court to remove her. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has asked a local court to authorize the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to remove the unidentified woman, reported the Tallahassee Democrat on March […] -
Research & Commentary: Updated Index Shows Florida Has Lost Pole Position in Education Choice Movement
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Florida has lost it’s position as the leader in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2026 EdChoice Friedman Index—a measuring system by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have— Florida ranks second overall, with an index score of […] -
Research & Commentary: Updated Index Shows Education-Choice Pioneer Wisconsin Falling Behind
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Once the pioneering state in bringing choice to students and parents, Wisconsin is gradually falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2026 EdChoice Friedman Index—a measuring system by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have— Wisconsin […] -
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Federal Judge Blocks ACIP Committee Vaccine Recommendations
Publication -A federal judge in Massachusetts on March 16, 2025, has stayed all votes and future meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in the past year, including new vaccine recommendations, due to “an abandonment of the technical knowledge and expertise embodied by that committee.” The “stay” by Judge Brian Murphy of the […] -
Research & Commentary: Updated Index Shows Georgia Lagging Even Further Behind Neighboring States on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The latest edition of an annual report shows Georgia has gradually fallen well behind its neighboring states in a nationwide education movement still building momentum, and its position declined from 2025. According to the 2026 EdChoice Friedman Index—a measuring system by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in Minnesota
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The North Star State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. Minnesota House File 4034 would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any patient to […] -
Research & Commentary: Florida Senate Introduces Legislation That Would Tidy Up Governor’s Emergency Powers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Florida Senate has introduced legislation that would reform Florida’s gubernatorial emergency powers. Florida Senate Joint Resolution 1584 proposes constitutional amendments requiring Senate confirmation for gubernatorial appointments and removals, and mandates legislative approval for extending states of emergency beyond 60 days. This bill follows similar landmark legislation that was signed into law in Tennessee last session. Specifically, Tennessee […] -
Research & Commentary: Florida House Introduces Legislation That Would Tidy Up Governor’s Emergency Powers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Florida House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would reform Florida’s gubernatorial emergency powers. Florida House Joint Resolution 1527 proposes constitutional amendments requiring Senate confirmation for gubernatorial appointments and removals, and mandates legislative approval for extending states of emergency beyond 60 days. This bill follows similar landmark legislation that was signed into law in Tennessee last […] -
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Democrats and Republicans Find Common Ground on Drug Pricing Fixes
Publication -As Americans grapple with the expanding cost of brand-name prescription drugs, Democrats and free-market-leaning Republicans share similar complaints about efforts to bring down those costs. President Donald Trump has been pushing for the codification of most-favored-nation drug pricing (MFN) and making deals with drug makers to sell their drugs directly to consumers through TrumpRx. […] -
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Congress Probes Hospitals Pushing ‘Organ Tourism’
Publication -U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ) demanded numerous documents from the Montefiore Medical Center in New York and the University of Chicago Medical Center about organ transplants performed on wealthy foreign nationals. The demand came following a report in the New York […] -
GOATS (Global Open Atmospheric Temperature System): What Was Accomplished in Reno
Publication -Official recorded temperatures at Reno-Tahoe International Airport are inaccurately too high due to the urban heat island effect. -
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States Sue CDC, Kennedy to Restore Vaccine Schedule
Publication -Fifteen states are suing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya, and their respective agencies, over recent changes to the CDC’s childhood vaccination recommendations. The CDC reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children following an assessment that demonstrated the United […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in Oklahoma
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Sooner State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. Oklahoma Senate Bill 933 is legislation that would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in Michigan
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Great Lakes State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. Michigan House Bill 4789 would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any patient to […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in New Mexico
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Land of Enchantment is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. New Mexico Senate Bill 33 would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The core principle in this legislation is the right of any patient […] -
Research & Commentary: Right to Try Individualized Investigational Treatments Is the Future of Compassionate Health Care in New Jersey
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Garden State is leading states this legislative session in advancing health care policy that holds the key to free market health care solutions. New Jersey Assembly Bill 2864, also known as the “New Jersey Right to Try-Plus Act” would expand access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. The legislation […] -
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Pediatric Group Faces RICO Lawsuit For Its Vaccine Push
Publication -On January 21, 2026, the advocacy organization, Children’s Health Defense (CHD), and additional plaintiffs, filed a lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), alleging a “decades-long racketeering scheme” to conceal vaccine risks. According to the 55-page complaint, the AAP has violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for years by misleading the […] -
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Social Media Companies, Plaintiffs, Analysts Dispute Case for Age Restrictions
Publication -The case is one of several set for this year, including one in which school districts are suing social media companies over alleged harms of social media to children. -
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk, VA License Plate Surveillance Network
Publication -The Supreme Court also recognized that, while any given movement is public, the sum of one's movements is private, Soyfer said. -
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Trump Administration Drops Medicaid Data to Crackdown on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Publication -Government watchdog spending groups have a new opportunity to investigate Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse – an “unprecedented” data drop by the U.S government. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its “open data platform” on February 14, 2026. Noting the “unprecedented” data release, Open the Books, a project of the non-profit organization […] -
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Courts, Psychiatrists, Researchers Weigh Risks of Social Media Use for Minors
Publication -The first of several trials set for this year concerning the alleged addictiveness of social media and its effects on the mental health of young people began this month in Los Angeles, reports PBS News. A 19-year-old woman referred to as “K.G.M.” claims that early social media exposure, coupled with the failure of social media […] -
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Congress Gives Organ Procurement Organizations Faster Access to Medical Records
Publication -Tucked inside the 1,059-page appropriations bill President Donald Trump signed into law on February 5, 2026, is a provision allowing organ procurement organizations (OPOs) to have “remote electronic access” to the medical records of “potential” organ donors. The health reform advocacy group, the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), discovered the language on about […] -
Research & Commentary: New Jersey Considers Forced Labor Prevention Legislation to Add Morality to State Purchasing Power
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The New Jersey legislature is currently considering New Jersey Assembly Bill 1284, legislation that would create space between New Jersey and China, improve the global supply chain, and use the power of the state purse to prevent the use of forced labor in far corners of the world. New Jersey House Bill 1284 would prohibit New […] -
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Latest Murder-Suicides by Transgenders Raise Questions about Physician Culpability – Interview
Publication -On February 10, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootsellaar, who identified as a female, shot to death seven people, including his mother and step-brother, and injured two dozen others in British Columbia before turning the gun on himself. On February 16, Robert Dorgan, in a murder-suicide, shot to death his ex-wife and son at a Rhode Island […]
