WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. With America’s population shifting to the South, political influence is seeping from ...

If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind.. South Dakota, Missouri and Oklahoma have ...

Under the new formula, red states would get $22,500 per month, a 50 percent bump, whereas their blue state counterparts will get $17,500, a 30 percent increase over current funding levels.