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Kate Sosin Originally published by The 19th Earlier this month, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 322, colloquially dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, restricting public school teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ history or people in public elementary schools. It stood out for two reasons: Alabama was just …

by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today April 20, 2022 Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Local resources include the Mississippi Department of Mental Health DMH Helpline at 1-877-210-8513 and the NAMI …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to proceed with its appeal of a ruling issued by a Florida judge on Monday, which tossed out the Biden administration’s travel mask mandate. “To protect CDC’s public health authority beyond the ongoing assessment announced …

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune April 19, 2022 Former Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Texas’ recent abortion law. The suit claims the law is “blatantly unconstitutional” and written to “make a mockery …

The Biden administration will appeal a federal judge’s order striking down a mask mandate for air travel and public transit, subject to a decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Justice Department said in a Tuesday night statement. The CDC has yet to conclude that the …

President Joe Biden visited New Hampshire on Tuesday to talk about his $1.2 trillion investment in infrastructure. In his speech at the New Hampshire State Port Authority, Biden said that America is healthier than ever as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re the only country in the world that I believe …

On Tuesday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that state lawmakers will consider stripping Disney of its self-governing power during a special session originally called to work specifically on congressional redistricting. “They also will be considering termination of all special districts that were enacted in Florida prior to 1968 and that …

by Katheryn Houghton, Kaiser Health News, Ohio Capital Journal April 15, 2022 As the midterm election season ramps up, the Biden administration wants rural Americans to know it’ll be spending a lot of money to improve health care in rural areas. It has tasked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with delivering …

On Monday, Tax Day 2022, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.), sent a letter to Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, calling out what the lawmakers say are the company’s “unethical use of the revolving …

A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate that covers public transportation, saying the requirement was beyond the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s authority. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a Trump appointee, turned on the language in a federal law authorizing the CDC to regulate sanitation. The …

by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner April 15, 2022 As midnight approaches on Monday, countless Americans will be ready to finally hit the send button on their computers to get their federal and state tax forms on their way to Uncle Sam. They’ll do that after having spent days pulling together …

Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process, watched this month by many Americans, particularly stung for Black women who identified her treatment, despite her credentials, as demeaning and disrespectful. But before Jackson, there were Marcia Fudge and Lisa Cook, sitting in Senate …

by Danielle J. Brown, Florida Phoenix April 15, 2022 Friday afternoon heading into a holiday weekend, statewide education officials announced that they rejected 54 math textbooks out of 132 — that’s 41 percent — claiming that some of the materials attempt to “indoctrinate” kids with references to so-called critical race …

by Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury April 12, 2022 WASHINGTON — Restaurants and other businesses that have survived more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions could see an infusion of federal dollars in the coming months, as long as U.S. lawmakers reach final agreement on a multibillion-dollar package. The U.S. House …

Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Kentucky is the first state where clinics will completely stop providing abortions. The state legislature enacted a far-reaching abortion law Wednesday with so many restrictions, including a 15-week ban, that clinics said they have been forced to stop performing the procedure. The law, …