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Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Raise Minimum Teacher Pay to $60,000
The bill would raise the salaries of 43 percent of public school teachers.
California Will End $54M Walgreens Deal After Company Curbed Abortion Pill Sales
Walgreens is restricting sales of abortion medication even in states where the procedure is legal.
“Legislative Disgrace”: GA Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care Passes Senate
The bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate along party lines.
Gov. Tim Walz Signs Order to Create Refuge for Trans People in Minnesota
The order bars state agencies from complying with other states’ orders to prosecute trans people.
Mississippi State GOP Puts Forth Bills to Take Over Majority-Black Capital
“These bills are an attack on Black leadership," says Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba.
Tennessee’s New Anti-Drag Law Could Subject Performers to Up to 6 Years in Jail
Under the state law, performing publicly in drag is a misdemeanor, and “repeat offenders” could be charged with a felony.
WH Blasts Fox News Report on Jan. 6, Describing Tucker Carlson as “Not Credible”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre used Fox News's attorney statements to deride Carlson's reporting.
Florida Passes Law Helping Election Police Bypass Judicial Scrutiny
The law gives Gov. Ron DeSantis’s prosecutors more power to amp up Republican-led voter suppression efforts.
“One Day Our Luck Will Run Out”: Ukraine Nuclear Plant Loses Power Again
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost all off-site power for the sixth time in a year amid the Russian war on Ukraine.
After 28 Years Behind Bars, Harm Reduction Brought Me and My Brother Together
I started harm reduction work in prison after years of addiction. It’s helped me build relationships I never expected.