In an unfortunate turn of events, the United States has been listed in the Democracy Index as a “Flawed Democracy” by the analyst division of The Economist Group, the sister company to the newspaper, The Economist. According to the London-based group’s website, the Economist Intelligence Unit downgraded the U.S. because of the “further erosion of trust in […]
ANCHORAGE: Early Wednesday The Pew Charitable Trust released a report entitled“States Find Savings Through Medicaid Expansion”. The Pew report cites a study by the Robert Wood Johnson foundation that found Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia will see a combined total of $1.8 billion in savings (and revenues) by the end […]