By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“I think this has been a confusing couple of years for international students. And we’ve put a lot of time and effort into explaining how you can be one of our students and what type of program you can be in and what you’re looking for.” - Dannel Malloy, chancellor of the University of Maine System.
The University of Maine at Orono campus. (Photo by University of Maine)
EDUCATION
By Eesha Pendharkar
Maine’s universities are enrolling more international students for the fifth year in a row, defying the national trend of higher education enrollment declines.
ABORTION POLICY
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Stateline
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case won’t be heard until at least Dec. 1 and granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s request for a stay to continue its safety review of the drug.
PUBLIC HEALTH
By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline
In 14 states, the closure of the closest rural hospital or its obstetric unit would force many Medicaid patients to drive an hour or more to get to another hospital that provides inpatient maternity care, according to an analysis released last week.
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Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends | Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom
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