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As Republican ballot measure losses pile up, a right-wing group wants to change the rules

Brendan Fischer — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 04:20:47 +0000

A Florida group primarily funded by an Illinois billionaire is driving the recent attacks on direct democracy in states such as Ohio, Missouri, South Dakota and Arkansas. The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida-based group affiliated with the alliance of conservative thinktanks called the State Policy Network, has played a key role in recent efforts to raise the threshold […]

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Company contracted by Norfolk Southern knows who pays the bills

Sharon Lerner — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:47:25 +0000

Last month, Brenda Foster stood on the railroad tracks at the edge of her yard in East Palestine, Ohio, and watched a smoky inferno billow from the wreckage of a derailed train. The chemicals it was carrying — and the fire that consumed them — were so toxic that the entire area had to evacuate. […]

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Poor hit hardest as ‘maternity care deserts’ grow across US

Julia Conley — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:13:44 +0000

A new study released Tuesday reveals that more than a third of U.S. counties are now considered “maternity care deserts,” without any obstetric healthcare providers, hospitals, or birth centers—and states with proposed or current abortion bans are especially likely to have few resources for pregnant people. March of Dimes, which advocates for the health of […]

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