• Starbucks, other California companies must pay employees for off-the-clock work, court says

    Starbucks, other California companies must pay employees for off-the-clock work, court says

    Jul 26, 2018 09:12 PM EST

    Lazarski said he expects the ruling to open the door to additional lawsuits by workers in similar situations as Troester. But he also expects lawsuits that "test the boundary of what this case says" to determine how much time spent doing work off the clock is enough to get paid ...

  • Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care

    Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care

    May 20, 2018 08:17 PM EST

    ... of their patients are on Medicaid. For some, simply getting to a doctor’s appointment can be a challenge. JODILYN OWEN: If you imagine a woman who is working shift work and has no control over her schedule; she doesn’t have a car so she’s bound by a

  • Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states

    Medicaid work mandate will create uncertainty in some states

    Jan 14, 2018 04:06 PM EST

    ... assistance. Penister's status is unclear, because Wisconsin's proposed changes would exempt anyone diagnosed with a mental illness or who is mentally unable to work. Republicans say work and other requirements will return Medicaid to its original intent — to act as a stopgap until people can find work. They ...

  • Gut microbes found in hunter-gatherers shift with the seasons

    Gut microbes found in hunter-gatherers shift with the seasons

    Aug 24, 2017 06:19 PM EST

    Much like the weather, some human stomachs change throughout the year. The gut microbes of the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer group in Tanzania, shift dramatically as their diet changes with the seasons, according to new research from Stanford University. When applied on a longer timescale, these trends could explain why ...

  • Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health plan

    Governors wary of Medicaid cost shift in Senate health plan

    Jun 23, 2017 02:05 PM EST

    ... bill Kasich was part of a group of Republican and Democratic governors who wrote a letter last week to Senate leaders calling for them to work in a bipartisan way to revamp the nation's complex health insurance policies. Another was Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, also a Republican. His decision ...

  • What’s making President Trump shift views on domestic policies?

    What’s making President Trump shift views on domestic policies?

    Apr 13, 2017 11:19 PM EST

    ... very frustrated with the infighting, particularly between Steve Bannon and his son-in-law. And he said that he told them that they needed to work it out. We asked him if he planned on having the same team in six months. And he said, I like my team, but ...

  • News Wrap: White House struggles to shift gears amid Russia questions

    News Wrap: White House struggles to shift gears amid Russia questions

    Mar 27, 2017 11:26 PM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Friday's failure to get a House vote on replacing Obamacare is still reverberating tonight. But the president and his team are finding it difficult trying to shift to new topics. John Yang has our report. SEAN SPICER, White House Press Secretary: We're not saying its ...

  • In West Virginia, LGBTQ advocates see a shift toward support

    In West Virginia, LGBTQ advocates see a shift toward support

    Mar 26, 2017 08:01 PM EST

    Samuel Leizear, field education director at the West Virginia University School of Social Work, also conducts trainings on transgender issues for businesses and organizations that request them. When he began offering them about a decade ago, he received two to three requests per year. Now, he receives that number every ...

  • Block grants are the heart of GOP’s Medicaid plans. Here's how they work

    Block grants are the heart of GOP’s Medicaid plans. Here's how they work

    Jan 25, 2017 03:16 PM EST

    ... break down how this policy could play out, and its implications — both for government spending and for accessing care. Q: How would a block grant work? So far, Trump hasn’t released details on his particular plan. But the basic idea is that states would get fixed federal grants that ...

  • Post-election, how should news outlets shift focus?

    Post-election, how should news outlets shift focus?

    Jan 01, 2017 07:39 PM EST

    As 2016 comes to a close, journalists and media outlets are confronting the questions raised by this year's election and planning for what comes next. James Geary, the deputy editor of the Nieman Foundation's Nieman Reports Magazine, joins the NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker to offer a post-election take on how the media can move forward.