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Brandon Tensley, Capital B Originally published by The 19th Kym Smith is passionate about a wide range of causes, from pushing for South Carolina public schools to include Black history in their curricula to bringing adequate health care to Black communities. But rarely, if ever, does Republican presidential candidate Nikki …

Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance Vice President Kamala Harris thanked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Michigan leaders during a visit Thursday for all they’ve done to maintain the right to abortion in Michigan, but cautioned that nobody should get too comfortable in the fight for reproductive health care access. …

Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance The Biden administration on Tuesday again urged U.S. House Republican leaders to hold an up-or-down vote on military assistance for Ukraine and said a new sanctions package against Russia is on the way, citing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as placing new pressure …

Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star During a visit to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration is dedicating $5.8 billion of federal funding toward lead pipe removal and clean water projects, including more than $200 million in Pennsylvania. “Can you believe that, in the United States …

Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector Patient advocates fear that a Friday ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court stating that frozen embryos outside the womb are “children” could be the end for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state. In a majority opinion, Justice Jay Mitchell wrote that there was no exception for frozen …

Jimmy Williams The Biden Administration has approved the cancellation of another $1.2 billion in student debt for approximately 153,000 borrowers who have diligently repaid relatively modest student loans over the past decade or more. This step is part of the administration’s commitment to address the challenges faced by student loan …

Jimmy William,s The Department of Education has unveiled a comprehensive proposal for student loan forgiveness, outlining an alternative path after the Supreme Court rejected President Biden’s initial plan for broad debt cancellation. The new approach aims to address financial hardship among federal student loan borrowers through a more bureaucratic administrative …

Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams For the first time since 2011, Wisconsin has state Assembly and Senate maps that do not unconstitutionally favor Republican candidates. Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, signed new legislative maps into law on Monday that were crafted by his office and approved by the state Supreme Court. …

Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel told lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week that his agency is “poised to move quickly” on a bipartisan tax bill that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and revive several corporate tax breaks. But, he cautioned, taxpayers should not wait to file. …

Lauren McGaughy and Lucio Vasquez, KUT News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains on track to be tried for felony fraud this spring after the presiding judge shot down his attempts to have the charges thrown out. During a Friday court hearing in Houston, Harris County District Court Judge Andrea …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is expected to decide in the coming days whether District Attorney Fani Willis can continue prosecuting the case against former President Donald Trump that charges him with leading a conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election. McAfee’s decision will come …

Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder President Joe Biden urged U.S. House Republicans on Friday to approve funding for Ukraine after Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died in the custody of Vladimir Putin’s government. Speaking from the White House Friday afternoon, Biden said the death of Navalny, a persistent critic of Russian President …

Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance While President Joe Biden faces a primary from U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), his biggest challenger may be no one if pro-Palestinian organizers have their way. Speaking in front of banners that read “ABANDON BIDEN,” activists told a crowd of about 50 people gathered at the …

Jimmy Williams In a significant legal development, a judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump, along with his sons and the Trump Organization, must pay more than $350 million in damages. The ruling stems from a civil fraud case brought by the New York Attorney General, Letitia James. The …

Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Joe Biden on Friday made his first visit to East Palestine, Ohio, a year after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed. The railroad failed its responsibility to transport the chemical safely, the president said, but added his administration was committed to holding Norfolk …