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Nevada Legislature Advances Bill to Extend Free School Meals Into 2025
The federal pandemic-related program to give every student free meals expired last September.
DeSantis Rakes in Big Donor Cash as 250,000 Floridians Get Kicked Off Medicaid
Forty-four percent of those who lost coverage were removed for procedural reasons like not returning paperwork on time.
Sanders Denounces Morality of System Where 3 Are Richer Than 165 Million People
The senator argued that the oligarchy wins when they divide up the working class and those living in poverty.
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Tennessee Anti-Drag Law as Unconstitutional
The judge noted the chance that law enforcement officers could abuse the wide discretion of the law.
To Protect Trans Health Care, We Need to Fight Bigotry — and Win Medicare for All
Trans people are up against bigoted legislation, bureaucratic red tape, and the U.S.’s cruel lack of health care access.
Amazon Fires Alabama Union Leader Who Helped Spark a National Wave of Organizing
“We will fight this, I will not be silenced, we will not be stopped,” said Bessemer union organizer Jennifer Bates.
Biden Debt Ceiling Deal Clears Way for Climate Killing Mountain Valley Pipeline
Indigenous and environmental activists who have fought the dangerous pipeline project for years vowed to continue.
CDC Report Recognizes Police-Perpetrated Killing as Major Cause of Violent Death
Federal researchers detailed huge racial disparities in deadly police violence, but crucial data is still missing.
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Think Public School Teachers Are Underpaid
Seventy-five percent of people believe teachers are “asked to do too much work for the pay they receive.”
8-Year-Old Migrant Who Died in CBP’s Custody Was Denied Hospital Treatment
Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez was denied ambulance transport to a hospital until she suffered a seizure on May 17.