MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- People gathered in Montgomery for Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Day on Tuesday. One group, Cover Alabama, said it wants lawmakers and the governor to expand Medicaid. It said nearly 200,000 Alabamians are in the coverage gap. Republicans said they would consider it, but the cost is a…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama Arise and other advocacy groups are uneasy about a reconciliation bill moving through Congress. They say President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" could change Medicaid and SNAP programs, causing some Alabamians to go hungry. But Republicans reassure that won't happen. "This is not just a…
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- July is Disability Pride month, celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act being signed into law in 1990 by then-President George H.W. Bush. The landmark law was authored by then-U.S. Representative Tony Coelho (D-CA), a leading national disabilities rights advocate. In Maryland, nonprofits helping…