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...Federal Government, and Baucus wasn't willing to absorb all of the costs of expanding the program. Under his proposal, the Federal Government would pay most of the new Medicaid costs: at least 80% in wealthy states like Connecticut and up to 95% in poorer ones like Mississippi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things Dems Don't Like About the Baucus Bill | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...their assertions about the long-term effects of living on the 55-sq.-mi. (88 sq km) island during the last half of the 20th century - and about the federal health and environmental laws they allege the Navy violated. "His coming forward offers proof," says John Eaves Jr., a Mississippi lawyer representing the Vieques residents. "These are things the Navy has to answer for." The Pentagon refers questions about the suit to lawyers at the U.S. Justice Department, who are handling the case for the Defense Department. They say they can't comment on pending litigation. But in their dismissal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toxic Chemicals at Vieques: Is U.S. Accountable? | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

...While Education Department officials claim that most schools can easily make the transition from one system to another, some financial-aid administrators are skeptical about a July 1 switchover. "All of our information for the 2010-2011 academic year is already printed," says R. Dewey Knight, the University of Mississippi's associate director of financial aid. "Colleges have a financial-aid calendar that starts in November for the following year, not in July. I think the Administration really believes you can just throw a switch and everything will change over. But as someone who actually has to throw that switch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Student-Loan Plan: A 'Good' Takeover? | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

...teams and compute points according to formulas that incorporate basic math concepts like decimals, fractions and negative integers. But before you conclude that this trend is the final sign that American education is doomed, know this: fantasy math may be working. According to preliminary research by the University of Mississippi, most teachers who use Flockhart's program are reporting higher levels of math enthusiasm - and better grades - among students...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fantasy Football: Is It Going to Our Heads? | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

...next court hearing in Baltazar Cruz's case is slated for November. In the meantime, Mexican consular officials in the U.S. struck an agreement with Mississippi authorities this month to ensure that Mexico will be informed when nationals like Baltazar Cruz become embroiled in cases like this. Says Daniel Hernandez Joseph, director of Mexico's program for protection of citizens abroad: "The main concern of the Mexican government is not to separate immigrant families." Baltazar Cruz now has to persuade Mississippi judges that it should be their concern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Mother Lose Her Child Because She Doesn't Speak English? | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

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