North Carolina's Health Department introduced a toolkit for states to manage medical debt, reflecting their success in involving all state hospitals to potentially relieve $4 billion in debt for citizens.

California proposes AB 56, legislation for mandatory social media warning labels about potential mental health risks for young users, introduced by AG Rob Bonta and Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan.

Christmas tree farms are struggling with drought and heat, with effects ranging from sapling casualties to supply shortages. Farms are adapting strategies to cope, but the future of tree availability is uncertain.