This week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that people in New York City will have to provide proof of COVID vaccination to dine indoors, go to the gym, or watch a live performance. As cases of the Delta variant surge, Quartz looks at how vaccine passes are being are being implemented in Europe. 
After a string of legal defeats, a program that would forgive the USDA loans of 16,000 minority farmers is facing an uncertain future. Politico reporter Josh Gerstein breaks down why conservative challenges to the program are presenting the Biden administration with a stark choice. 
A move by lawmakers to ban surprise medical bills from January leaves urgent-care clinics in a gray area. Kaiser Health News explains why experts say the regulatory gap could leave patients at risk.
The Washington Post looks at an investigation into the NCAA that found that it has consistently undervalued women’s basketball.After a string of legal defeats, a program that would forgive the USDA loans of 16,000 minority farmers is facing an uncertain future. Politico reporter Josh Gerstein breaks down why conservative challenges to the program are presenting the Biden administration with a stark choice. 
A move by lawmakers to ban surprise medical bills from January leaves urgent-care clinics in a gray area. Kaiser Health News explains why experts say the regulatory gap could leave patients at risk.
The Washington Post looks at an investigation into the NCAA that found that it has consistently undervalued women’s basketball.