Month: April 2025

NY Times: “Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, attended the funeral on Sunday of an 8-year-old girl who died of measles amid an outbreak that has burned through the region and called into question his ability to handle a public-health crisis. The child’s death, in a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, early Thursday morning,…

Politico: “Abigail Spanberger’s path to the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor is officially clear. The three-term former House member and former CIA case officer, who announced her bid to lead the state in November 2023, was confirmed as the party’s nominee by the Democratic Party of Virginia on Thursday after no other prospective candidates filed to…

Politico: “Hope Florida will face further scrutiny this week over its relationship with the state Agency for Health Care Administration, with state lawmakers probing newly enacted requirements for Medicaid operators that include sharing patient data, incentivized participation and the transfer of $10 million last year. The program, led by first lady Casey DeSantis, aims to…

Politico: “For months, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear warned that the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs stands to harm his state’s economy, including its bourbon, auto and aerospace industries. Now that President Donald Trump is ratcheting them up, the Democratic governor said the impacts will be “devastating” not just for the Bluegrass State, but for the…

Find Your Local Protest Here Here’s what to know about Saturday’s ‘Hands Off!’ anti-Trump protests Nationwide protests are set to take place Saturday in opposition to the Trump administration and its allies, with leaders vowing to stand up to push back against the “most brazen power grab in modern history.”  The “Hands Off!” rallies are…

Politico: “A divided North Carolina appeals court on Friday ruled that tens of thousands of voters in the state needed to verify their identity months after they cast their ballots, opening the door for the votes to be tossed — and for the election results to flip in a contested state Supreme Court election. Incumbent…

NY Times: “Florida, of all places, has been rebooting intercity passenger rail travel in America. Back in the late 19th century, the oil tycoon Henry Flagler built a railroad down the state’s Atlantic coast that fast-tracked Florida’s growth and put cities like Miami and Palm Beach on the map. Then the automobile proliferated. Now a privately…

Politico: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared likely to side with Planned Parenthood in a South Carolina case testing whether Medicaid patients may sue for access to non-abortion health care fromthe organization’s medical providers. After South Carolina cut off all Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic because it provides abortion services, the organization and…

MS Today: “Madison County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Mills dismissed former Gov. Phil Bryant’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today on Friday, ending a nearly two-year case that became a beacon in the fight for American press freedom. For the past 22 months, we’ve vigorously defended our Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting and our characterizations of Bryant’s role…

NY Times: “Two Trump-backed Republicans won special congressional elections in Florida on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, shoring up their party’s slim majority in the House at a crucial moment for President Trump’s domestic agenda. Jimmy Patronis, the state’s chief financial officer, won the race to replace Matt Gaetz in the First Congressional District,…