News in Brief The House Will Not Vote on the AHCA Today It seems nobody is satisfied with Paul Ryan’s Obamacare replacement. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Here’s What Happens If the ACA’s Essential Health Benefits Are Eliminated The Health Policy Center’s Linda Blumberg explains the likely consequences. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits the Department of Education Under fire from Senator Elizabeth Warren, Taylor Hansen quit the department this week. By Annie Waldman Secretary of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can Disability Rights Stay Bipartisan? The Supreme Court just ruled 8–0 in favor of the rights of disabled students to a real education.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Budget Battles Are Stacked Against Higher Education Cutting federal student aid to beef up defense spending means low-income students will be hit twice as hard.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The State of the Union on Clean Tap Water Some startling numbers, pulled from recent Pacific Standard stories. By Morgan Baskin A sign tells Flint, Michigan, residents… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Six Essential Reads in Honor of World Water Day A reading list to inform our readers on the human element of the global water crisis — and inspire them to action. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief Meet the Estonian Woman Shaping International Cybersecurity Policy Marina Kajurand’s appointment to the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace is a milestone in the undeniably… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Building Blocks for Trump’s Border Wall Are Being Laid The Trump administration solicits bids for first $600 million of work on a wall whose total cost no… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying to Make Filing Taxes Harder The financial services companies spent millions last year to permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers pre-filled filings.… Pacific Standard Staff