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Democratic leaders warn abortion pill ruling could endanger other FDA-approved drugs

2 years 10 months ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic leaders vowed to defend reproductive rights and abortion access Saturday, less than a day after a federal judge in Texas ruled the federal government needs to pull the abortion pill off the market within a week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, and Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the […]

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Jennifer Shutt

David Mueller Will Challenge Kim Gardner in 2024

2 years 10 months ago
Criminal defense attorney David Mueller says he will run for St. Louis Circuit Attorney, making him the first challenger to announce a campaign against embattled incumbent Kim Gardner.  Mueller, a 37-year-old St. Louis native and political newcomer, tells the RFT he feels called to run for the city's top prosecutor job because, after decades of population decline, he thinks the city is at an inflection point.
Ryan Krull

Montana Tweaks Law, But Still Bans Communities From Building Better, Faster Broadband Networks

2 years 10 months ago
Montana is currently one of seventeen states that have passed laws—usually ghost written by telecom monopolies—banning local community broadband networks. As a result in many states, entrenched incumbent monopolies see zero incentive to lower rates, expand access, or improve service, thanks to muted competition and regulatory capture. COVID lockdowns highlighted the counterproductive stupidity of such […]
Karl Bode

High mortality rate of homeless highlighted in new report

2 years 10 months ago

Barb Anderson, director of Haven House in Jeffersonville, Indiana, works with homeless people to place them into housing. It’s a job that has shown her firsthand the severe health issues facing unhoused people in southern Indiana, where many people live in tents in the woods and under bridges. She is currently working with an older […]

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Casey Quinlan