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Susan G. Komen foundation revises policy that barred Planned Parenthood funding

Caught in a maelstrom of public reaction to its decision to cease funding Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation announced Friday that it would reverse course. Komen will no longer bar organizations that are under government investigation from applying for grants. As a result, Planned Parenthood — which is the focus of a House probe over whether it has used federal funds ...

SPENDING: No such thing as free money

Kootenai County has been applying for and winning a lot of grants. At first blush, this looks like a good thing because then the taxpayers of Kootenai County don't have to foot the bill for needed expenses. When a person looks at the things our commissioners have requested grants to build however, believing they are needed is lunacy.

Tennessee and Georgia resist health care reform

With less than a year before state legislation must be in place to implement a critical part of national health care reform, Tennessee and Georgia, along with 18 other states, have not made substantial progress toward meeting federal deadlines, according to reports from several nonpartisan organizations.

Komen Foundation bows to social media firestorm, reverses Planned Parenthood funding cut

The breast cancer advocacy organization that used the Internet to mobilize fundraising walks nationwide backed off Friday from its decision to eliminate grants for Planned Parenthood after many of its supporters ignited an online firestorm of protest.

Iowa voices sound off on Komen controversy

Iowans joined an outpouring of Internet activism this week that pushed renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reverse a decision cutting breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.