Monday, January 14 2013 5:44 PM EST2013-01-14 22:44:46 GMT
Read Gov. Brewer's full State of the State (PDF)More >>
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PHOENIX (AP) -
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she will expand the state's Medicaid program to cover citizens who earn up to 133 percent of the poverty line.
The Republican governor said Monday in her annual State of the State speech that she has fought against the federal health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. But she cited President Barack Obama's re-election and last summer's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in saying that the law is here to stay.
The Supreme Court did give states the option of not signing on to the expansion. But Brewer says virtually all of the expansion will be funded by the federal government, and not taking the money wouldn't contribute to the lowering of federal deficits.
She added that expanding Medicaid will help poor Arizonans and help hospitals and caregivers who now must give care without pay.
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Friday, May 24 2013 10:44 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:44:23 GMT
Stephanie Olford spent Friday afternoon organizing one of the pantries at the North Lufkin Hope Center. "We don't want to leave nobody out of food of any kind and turn nobody away," said Stephanie Olford. EveryMore >>
Every first Tuesday and Thursday the Hope Center passes out groceries to low income families.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:47 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:47:43 GMT
A Tennessee woman died Thursday afternoon, 17 days after a three-vehicle accident involving a FedEx truck.Jo Ann Jacobson, 75, of Savannah, Tenn., died at 1:30 p.m. at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital.Jacobson'sMore >>
A Tennessee woman died Thursday afternoon, 17 days after a three-vehicle accident involving a FedEx truck.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:33:37 GMT
Authorities in Houston County are searching Salmon Lake in Grapeland for a 20-year-old man who is believed to have drowned Friday afternoon.Houston County Sheriff's Office deputies and Grapeland PoliceMore >>
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Friday, May 24 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:39:34 GMT
Blogs, Pinterest, salvage yards, and decorating magazines are just some of the places where you learn "vintage" is in. East Texas News met an Alto couple who believes the trend is much more than a passingMore >>
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It's been not even a week since tornadoes hit Moore, Okla. and there has already been an outpouring of support from East Texans. Huntington Intermediate can be added to that list with the gift of encouragement. "They'veMore >>
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