Biden’s Pseudo-Declaration of Emergency Frustrates Climate Activists
Susan Walsh/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden has said that he has “practically” declared a national emergency on the climate crisis, despite not actually taking that step, vexing climate campaigners. “I’ve already done that,” Biden said when asked if he intends to declare a climate…
Cobb teacher grilled over book illustrating gender roles in test of ‘divisive concepts’ law
Craig Goodmark presents evidence in Cobb teacher Katie Rinderle’s termination tribunal. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A Cobb County teacher under fire for reading a picture book touching on gender norms made her case Thursday, the first day of a two-day tribunal that will determine whether she can keep her job. “My Shadow is Purple” by Australian…
Congress brought back earmarks. Now they’re one more point of drama in a divided House.
The U.S. Capitol. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The new Republican chairwoman of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee said just before taking over the panel that she planned to “tweak” how the chamber earmarks spending for community projects — coveted state and local funding that members of Congress request. Some of those changes hinted at by Kay…
Sluggish start to Georgia’s modest expansion of Medicaid reignites debate over health coverage policies
Georgia Pathways to Coverage was always expected to take time to ramp up, but the initial numbers represent a slow start in sign-ups. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Fewer than 300 people have been approved for Georgia’s new Medicaid program for some low-income adults who rack up enough hours of work, or other qualifying activity, each month.…
“Betsy DeVos Was a Disaster. I Think Erika Donalds Could Be Worse.”
On a hot afternoon in June, some 700 seated attendees of the annual summit of the conservative parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty bowed their heads in prayer. The Moms had waited in a security line that spanned two floors of the Philadelphia Marriott to get here, and even during this somber moment, the giddiness…
State Pension Fund Is Helping a Middle Eastern Firm Export Arizona’s Precious Groundwater
A new groundwater pump was installed for farming in La Paz County, Arizona, in 2017. Débora Souza Silva This article is a collaboration between Mother Jones and Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Also listen to Reveal’s accompanying podcast, “The Great Arizona Water Grab.” As rural Arizonans face the prospect of wells running dry, foreign…