Political Wire: “Democratic challenger Jessica Cisneros, a 28-year-old immigration attorney running for Congress with heavy support from progressives, has forced a primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in South Texas,” the AP reports. “Neither candidate Tuesday night got more than 50% of the vote needed to win outright.””
Month: March 2022
“Medicaid expansion would improve NC rural residents’ health and local economies, experts say”
NC Policy Watch: “Patrick Woodie, president of the NC Rural Center, offered a robust endorsement of Medicaid expansion at a legislative committee meeting Tuesday, saying that more insured residents would lead to better physical health and improved community financial health. Rural North Carolinians are disproportionately uninsured compared to residents of the state’s suburban and urban…
“ACLU, Lambda Legal Sue to Block Texas from Investigating Parents Who Support Their Transgender Kids”
ACLU TX: “The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Lambda Legal [yesterday] asked a Texas state court to block the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating parents who work with medical professionals to provide their adolescent children with medically necessary gender-affirming care. The lawsuit names Texas Gov. Greg Abbott,…
“Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene: No regrets for speaking at event led by white nationalist”
NC Policy Watch: “Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is doubling down on her decision to give a speech at a far-right conference with ties to white supremacists over the weekend. In a statement released Sunday night, Greene argued that she went to talk to audience members about “America First” policies. “We’re going to…