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John Oliver nails it on state purges of the state Medicaid roles. As normal he hits several cases where people have been screwed around by idiotic paperwork requirements, dropping people without warning, dropping a child because the state says he...
by Dune
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Also: 12 jurors now seated in Trump's NY criminal trial NV Supreme Court approves ballot measure to protect 'reproductive freedoms' OH Republicans still refusing to put Biden on the 2024 ballot... You may be happy to know we don't begin today's...
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The campaign said it hopes to get more than 750,000 to ensure it qualifies for the November ballot. By � Gloria Rebecca�Gomez �for� Arizona Mirror The effort to guarantee abortion access in ...
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From the title of this diary, you might be thinking that a group of progressives have filed a court case to throw Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-4th) off the ballot, but you would be oh so wrong my friends. Nope. It’s a fellow Republican by...
by Merlin196360
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The Republican Party might have changed a lot between Ronald Reagan railing against “ Mr. Gorbachev ” and Donald Trump being a starry-eyed fanboy of Vladimir Putin , but some things never change.
by Mark Sumner
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Mark Sumner also contributed to this story. Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday that he will be stepping down as Republican leader of the Senate in November. And, for the sake of the democracy he’s spent decades trying to destroy, that moment can’t...
by Joan McCarter
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By 1774, the English colonies in North America were firmly established and the colonists, with a growing population bolstered by a steady stream of new arrivals from Europe, were seeking to obtain ...
by Ojibwa
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What happens in Florida doesn’t stay in Florida: Bill limiting DEI initiatives at Kentucky colleges amended to include free speech training This is the same shit that has been going in Florida under fascist Governor Ron DeSantis. And the Kentucky...
by Merlin196360
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Looks like the public pissing contest between Senator Rand Paul and Senator Mitch McConnell is on again, which is no surprise to anyone in Kentucky. This time the weapon of choice for Paul is the threat of Democratic Governor Andy Beshear beating...
by Merlin196360
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Kentucky's Republican-dominated state Senate has passed a constitutional amendment that would end the state's practice of electing its governor and other statewide officers in odd-numbered years. If ...
by Stephen Wolf
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Guest: Dan Froomkin of Press Watch Also: A whole bunch of long-overdue accountability news for a whole bunch of rightwingers!... No matter what happens in this year's election, the year will be like none other in the U.S. Are the mainstream media --...
by TheBradBlog
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It’s still early, but it is now 2024.� And at least one Democrat is willing to take on Republican Congressman Jamie Comer this year, and she’s going to be hitting Comer over the issue of abortion.
by Merlin196360
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Former county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, ...
by Associated Press
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on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 10:45 AM PST
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Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said Tuesday. The plaintiff’s attorneys signaled their intent to continue the challenge to...
by Associated Press
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A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. ...
by Associated Press
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The Kate Cox case, happening in Texas right now, is the perfect example of how right-wingers’ promises of “exceptions” in their anti-abortion laws are completely hollow. Kate Cox received the ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry’s Messes by Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign ...
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This may not be the most appropriate story on Thanksgiving, but I wanted to give you all an update on a story out of Kentucky that deals with the blatant politicization and corruption of the use of the pardon power that governor’s possess....
by Merlin196360
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In order to win back the House of Representatives, we need to gain a net of 5 seats from the Republican Party. I’ve already posted � an overview � of the entire House landscape for the 2024 ...
by bilboteach
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Missouri lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone" in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban, lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion ...
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