Local News from Sunday, May 11th, 2025

What Is Absent From the Pro-Natalist Ideas Pitched to Trump?

Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to President Trump’s aides as they consider plans to boost the birthrate. After writing about this, Caroline Kitchener, a New York Times reporter who writes about the American family, was inundated with emails and comments from readers with the same notion, what about child care?

Pronatalists Push Policies to Reward Stay-at-Home Parents

As the Trump administration shrinks federal child care programs, Republicans are backing policies they hope will allow more parents to scale back at work.

When Getting Out of Jail Means a Deadly Walk Home

Nearly every day in Santa Fe, N.M., people released from jail trudge along a dangerous highway to get back to town. Jails often fail to offer safe transport options for prisoners.

Republicans Propose Paring Medicaid Coverage but Steer Clear of Deeper Cuts

The proposal, which is to be considered this week by a key House panel, omits some of the furthest-reaching reductions to the health program but would leave millions without coverage or facing higher costs.