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Regulatory Fiascos

2 years 3 months ago
Today on TAP: Shame on Gary Gensler. And the coup against Katherine Tai.
Robert Kuttner

Clayton health care giant Centene completes sale of U.K. hospital company

2 years 3 months ago
The acquisition of Circle Health under then-CEO and Chairman Michael Neidorff raised questions last year from a financial analyst about why a U.S-based managed care company would branch out into an overseas country with a universal health care system. Dave Windley, a managing director at Jefferies and founding member of the firm’s Healthcare Equity Research team, said Circle Health was a “non-core” acquisition by Centene.
James Drew

Kindergarten kids also suffered learning losses during the pandemic

2 years 3 months ago
The Wall Street Journal reports today about a new study on learning loss from the pandemic: In kindergarten, students tested in 2023 were about 2 percentage points less likely to begin school at grade level in both math and reading, compared with 2019, data compiled by the testing company Curriculum Associates show. Scores also remained ...continue reading "Kindergarten kids also suffered learning losses during the pandemic"
Kevin Drum

Daily Deal: DevDojo Pro

2 years 3 months ago
This DevDojo Pro subscription gives you access to a set of tools to help you build your next great idea. Start with the Page Creator, where you’ll find Tailwind CSS Page Builder, a tool for crafting beautiful landing pages. Then, move on to Wave SAAS Starter Kit, where you’ll learn how to build your Software […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Timeline of Friday's wintery weather near St. Louis

2 years 3 months ago
The bigger story of the day remains the arrival of bitter cold and very strong wind gusts up to 50+ mph at times later today. Some branches may come down and there is an outside chance of a couple of power outages.
Joe Millitzer