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Health Care January 24, 2023

Abortion Debate Ramps Up in States as Congress Deadlocks

This article by Julie Rovner was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News January 23, 2023 Anti-abortion advocates are pressing for expanded abortion…

U.S. Congress January 21, 2023

House Speaker McCarthy’s powers are still strong – but he’ll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done

By Stanley M. Brand, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is already facing the limits of his power….

U.S. Congress January 20, 2023

The weaponization of the federal government has a long history

by Ken Hughes, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal…

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Economy January 19, 2023

Inflation hasn’t increased US food insecurity overall, according to our new tracker

by Sam Polzin, Purdue University and Jayson Lusk, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Grocery prices soared by 11.8% in 2022 – the swiftest…

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Georgia January 19, 2023

Kemp trumpets Georgia economy overseas as state economist warns tax collections will slow

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 18, 2023 State lawmakers have started digging into Gov. Brian Kemp’s $32.5 billion…

Crime January 18, 2023

Allegations that the charity George Santos claims to have run was fake highlight how scams divert money from worthy causes

by Sarah Webber, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican whose 2022 election to the House of…

U.S. Congress January 16, 2023

Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election

by Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There are mounting calls from both politicians and voters to force the newly…

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Race and Racism January 16, 2023

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

by Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to…

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Health Care January 15, 2023

Ask Voters Directly, and Abortion Rights Wins Most Ballot Fights

This article by Julie Rovner was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News January 13, 2023 This is shaping up as a critical…

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