A voter check-in outage complicated the start of Michigan’s new early voting period. But the state says it has a fix.

Although they remain down on politics, New Yorkers are feeling optimistic about the future, according to a new Siena College Research Institute poll.

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here.As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland’s move to vaccinate farmworkers at risk of infection. T…

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here.An overloaded server briefly brought Michigan’s voter check-in system to a crawl Satur…

Dogwood Health Trust says independent monitor found 3 potential HCA violations of the terms of its acquisition of Mission Health.
Dogwood warns HCA of potential violations of terms of Mission Health deal is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award…

This edition of “Connections with Evan Dawson” explores how the identity of a place can be reflected in its spaces and in forms of cultural expression. We discuss the High Falls State Park project in Rochester, and the music of Ukraine.

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here.At Healthbeat, we want to report on the public health issues that matter most to New Yorkers.Public health is the science of preventing disease and improving l…

A young mother with a soft spot for Clif Bars and ‘House of the Dragon’ is playing a key role in efforts to understand why women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery — and change their odds.

What if the first responder on the scene of a cardiac arrest were a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator? When every second counts, public safety professionals are increasingly eyeing drones — which can fly 60 miles an hour and don’t get stuck in traffic — to deliver help faster than an ambulance or EMT. […]

At issue was whether people could recoup the money before the 2020 decision so the matter went back to the high court.