midwives

Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers consider shifting funds from health care data hub to UAMS midwifery program • Arkansas Advocate

An Arkansas legislative panel on Tuesday approved diverting funds from a state health care data hub to start a midwifery education program at the state’s largest medical school. Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, proposed removing the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement from a section of a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences appropriations bill and rewriting […]

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Alaska

Some skepticism as Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

In an unusual use of executive powers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month issued 12 executive orders abolishing state boards and granting new powers to the heads of state departments. The orders, which account for almost 10% of all executive orders issued since statehood and are equal to the number of all executive orders issued in […]

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