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The law firm that won a landmark climate victory in Montana is pointing to that case to argue that a similar youth-led case against the state of Utah should proceed to trial. (Clark, 9/21)

The Florida Healthy Kids Corp. will cover the costs of September premiums for children who are enrolled in the KidCare health insurance program and live in 16 counties affected by Hurricane Idalia. The Florida Healthy Kids Corp. board of directors on Wednesday approved the move, which will cost an estimated $961,000. It will apply to families in 16 counties designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as eligible for federal individual assistance after the Category 3 hurricane, which made landfall Aug. 30 in Taylor County. (9/21)

Colorado lawmakers plan to use an untested policy from Rhode Island as the model for a 2024 bill they are drafting that would pave the way for so-called overdose prevention centers in the state. The centers, sometimes called harm-reduction or safe-use sites, are intended to be a place where people can use illegal drugs and, if necessary, be revived from an overdose by trained staff. The sites are also meant to provide counseling and access to substance-abuse treatment services. (Wenzler, 9/20)

McHenry County state's attorney Patrick Kenneally is touting "first-in-the-country" rules that require marijuana dispensaries in his county to prominently display signs warning that "cannabis use may contribute to mental health problems." (Eng, 9/21)

Five people who pleaded guilty to defrauding students at a Fort Lauderdale nursing school now await sentencing. The group sold fake degrees to thousands of students across South Florida, Texas and New York. In a Fort Lauderdale federal court last week, they pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. (9/21)

The state Department of Education has recommended that an official hearing in its case with the Killingly School District move forward next month, citing in part what a new report calls an “ongoing reluctance” from the local board to recognize the concerns over mental health needs of students. (Monk, 9/21)