Blue states put the brakes on health care for undocumented immigrants

Blue states put the brakes on health care for undocumented immigrants

[ad_1] “It frustrates me because it’s not based on any kind of policy decision other than dollars,” said Connecticut state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, a Democrat who is spearheading a bill to expand Medicaid to all undocumented kids this year. “The budget document outlines your priorities as a state. As we’re looking at all the various … Read more

Avril Haines told a Senate panel it’s “almost a certainty” China and Russia would use a U.S. debt default to demonstrate “chaos” in the United States. 

Avril Haines told a Senate panel it’s “almost a certainty” China and Russia would use a U.S. debt default to demonstrate “chaos” in the United States. 

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BJP can be defeated nationally only when it is defeated in states: Sachin Pilot

BJP can be defeated nationally only when it is defeated in states: Sachin Pilot

[ad_1] Congress leader Sachin Pilot Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said the BJP can be defeated at the national level only when it is defeated in the states and asked “everyone” to work together to achieve this. “It is necessary to defeat BJP in different states. We can defeat BJP at the … Read more

Movie ‘The Kerala Story’ an attempt to destroy state’s communal harmony: Ruling CPI(M)

Movie ‘The Kerala Story’ an attempt to destroy state’s communal harmony: Ruling CPI(M)

[ad_1] Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) and opposition Congress in Kerala on Friday lashed out against the controversial upcoming movie ‘The Kerala Story’, saying freedom of expression was not a licence to spew venom in society, and the film was an attempt to destroy the communal harmony of the state. ‘The Kerala Story’, written and directed … Read more

Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.

Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.

[ad_1] I run Nationhood Lab, a project at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, which uses this regional framework to analyze all manner of phenomena where regionalism plays a critical role in understanding what’s going on in America and how one might go about responding to it. We knew decades … Read more

Health care access for trans youth is crumbling — and not just in red states

Health care access for trans youth is crumbling — and not just in red states

[ad_1] The impact of gender-affirming care bans — inflamed by the rhetoric on the right about “child grooming” — is rippling beyond Republican-controlled states, making it harder everywhere for transgender youth to receive care and physicians to provide it, eight doctors who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth told POLITICO. The Human Rights Campaign and … Read more

Mob lynching: SC issues notice to Centre, states on plea seeking fair compensation policy

Mob lynching: SC issues notice to Centre, states on plea seeking fair compensation policy

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from Centre and state governments on a PIL seeking direction to adopt uniform and fair compensation policy for victims of mob lynching in the country. A bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna noted that writ petition, filed by Indian Muslims for Progress and … Read more

Baltics blast China diplomat for questioning sovereignty of ex-Soviet states

Baltics blast China diplomat for questioning sovereignty of ex-Soviet states

[ad_1] The Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are demanding an explanation from Beijing after China’s top envoy to France questioned the independence of former Soviet countries like Ukraine. Lu Shaye, China’s ambassador to France, said in an interview on Friday with French television network LCI that former Soviet countries have no “effective status” … Read more

Centre directs states to set up 100 food streets; To grant Rs 1 cr as aid per street

Centre directs states to set up 100 food streets; To grant Rs 1 cr as aid per street

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry, in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has written to the states and Union Territories to develop 100 food streets in 100 districts across the country. The initiative is being taken up as a pilot project to create an example for other such streets … Read more

SC gives 3 more months to states, UTs to provide ration cards to left-out migrant labourers

SC gives 3 more months to states, UTs to provide ration cards to left-out migrant labourers

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted another three months time to all states and Union territories to provide rations cards to migrant labourers registered on the e-shram portal for availing benefits of “benevolent schemes” of the government. The top court posted the matter for further hearing on October 3 and asked the … Read more