Can a Medicaid plan that requires work succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promisingapnews.com By now, Georgia officials expected their new Medicaid plan to provide health insurance to 25,000 low income residents.
Steve S.
I'm a retired journalist and policy wonk from western Washington. I tend to post on a mix of national and regional political issues, often from an environmental angle. I mostly share information rather than try to debate in social media sound bites.
The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resourcestheconversation.com The Supreme Court drastically reduced federal protection for wetlands in 2023. Two environmental lawyers explain how private businesses and nongovernment organizations can help fill the gap.
Rewriting the Rules of Engagement: GOP's Attempt to Silence Legitimate Criticismwww.readtpa.com Republicans revive the familiar tactic of misconstruing Democratic rhetoric as an incitement to violence.
In New York, Wage Theft Violators Get Millions in Government Contractswww.propublica.org ProPublica and Documented identified 25 employers that, despite histories of wage theft, have received contracts worth more than a collective $500 million from city and state agencies since 2018.
The Far Right Underperforms in Europe (Again), New Biden Ad, Legit Questions About Biden's Health, No Letting Upwww.hopiumchronicles.com Welcome new subscribers! Consequential weeks of politics ahead
Not Votingkevinmkruse.substack.com In the wake of the recent rout of the far right in France — with all the deserved attention to the ways in which leftists and centrists put aside their infighting to defeat a common foe — I thought I’...
A Presidential Address for This Momentfallows.substack.com ‘We’ll teach them how to say goodbye.’ A dramatic way for Joe Biden to demonstrate his strength, and the nation’s. An imagined speech, with 120 days to go until the election.
Say It Ain’t So, Joeprospect.org With democracy itself on the ballot, a statesman with character would know when to let go of power.
Biden Did The Big Interview, Now What?www.messageboxnews.com The President's ABC News interview raised more questions than it answered.
World Politics After Trump's Second Termdanieldrezner.substack.com Spoiler alert: it ain't good.
Don’t Be Hysterical, Ladies. Daddy Chief Justice Knows Best.slate.com It is pretty jarring to hear this kind of condescension trotted out by Chief Justice John Roberts.
Strongman, Weak Statedonmoynihan.substack.com The dispiriting vision of American governance offered by the Roberts Court
The Money Coupdonmoynihan.substack.com What the fall of Chevron deference means for state capacity
Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Muchwww.nytimes.com People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.
Washington Post Publisher and Incoming Editor Are Said to Have Used Stolen Records in Britainwww.nytimes.com Years before becoming the Post’s publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.
This city just made it illegal to advertise SUVs. Here’s why.www.washingtonpost.com Edinburgh became the latest European capital city to ban ads for aviation, SUVs, and more.
The health care workforce crisis is already herewww.axios.com Burned-out health care providers are headed for the exits — or fighting back.
Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books for mentioning ‘butt and fart’www.theguardian.com Conservative-dominated court restores books denounced by officials as ‘pornographic filth’ to school libraries
Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025www.washingtonpost.com Trump has asked wealthy donors or donations, promising large tax breaks in return if he retakes the White House.
Operatives with GOP ties are helping Cornel West get on the ballot in a key statewww.nbcnews.com Documents obtained by NBC News show operatives connected to a Colorado-based GOP firm helped the far-left presidential candidate in North Carolina.
‘Not Sustainable’: High Insurance Costs Threaten Affordable Housingwww.nytimes.com Homeowners in areas battered by climate disasters are facing dizzying insurance rate increases. But builders of housing for the homeless and other low-income families are also struggling.
Tesla may be in trouble, but other EVs are selling just finearstechnica.com Almost every other automaker is seeing double-digit EV sales growth.