Republicans will do anything to protect IVF, except vote for it

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois asked Wednesday for unanimous consent to pass her bill granting federal protections to IVF and other advanced fertility treatments, to prevent more states from doing what the Alabama Supreme Court did to shut...

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Nebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children

Nebraska’s governor is standing firm on his plans to reject $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen issued a statement Friday defending his decision not to allow the state to participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children program. That statement came as advocates for children and low-income families held a news conference outside the Governor's Mansion to call on Pillen to change his mind before the Jan. 1 deadline to join the program. Federal officials estimate the program would benefit 175,000 Nebraska children who might otherwise go hungry on some days during the summer.

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Iowa won't participate in US food assistance program for kids this summer

Iowa will not participate in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family over the summer to help with food costs while school is out. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said the Summer EBT program “does nothing to promote nutrition at a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.” Some state lawmakers quickly opposed the decision, saying it is “cruel” and “short-sighted" to reject federal money that could put food on the table for hungry kids. At least 18 states and territories and two tribal nations have announced they intend to participate in the program.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis used secretive panel to flip state Supreme Court

Leonard Leo, the key architect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority, led a secretive group that helped DeSantis reshape the state Supreme Court.

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Republicans declare banning universal free school meals a priority. They want to eliminate CEP, the School Lunch Program. Why? CEP allows certain schools to provide free school lunches regardless of the individual eligibility of each student. CA, CO, ME, MN, NM +VT are moving to provide universal free school meals to all children. CEP enables schools predominantly serving children from low-income backgrounds to offer all students free breakfast & lunch. #GOPHatesChildren https://newrepublic.com/post/173668/republicans-declare-banning-universal-free-school-meals-2024-priority
Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority

As states across the country move to make sure students are well fed, Republicans have announced their intention to fight back.

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In the dead of night, WI Republican lawmakers just defunded the Child Care Counts program. Sen Kelda Roys said the decision will make even more of Wisconsin into a childcare desert. The program has funded more than 22K child care jobs & helped 113K children since 2020. It'll be devastating for needy families & the state’s economy: #GOPHatesChildren #GOPSabotage https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-child-care-subsidy-budget-9218b9a132e89749546a27d3120c2c8d
Wisconsin Republicans vote to end funding for child care program

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature voted early Friday to end funding for a pandemic-era child care subsidy program over the objections of Democrats and child care providers who argued that the move would be devastating for needy families and the state's economy.

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@bulwarkonline I will vote against assault weapons. I voted for representatives that put together police reform and common sense gun control. Republicans are not willing to do anything about the problem, what else can I do? Protest? And be shot legally or run down with a car or pick up truck. No thanks. Republicans got what they wanted. People living in fear of them. #ItsTheGuns #gophateschildren

@JulieNye #idaho already has a law permitting careless ejaculators to sue women & their doctors for abortions. Currently, rapists are excluded under idaho law but as mentioned above, there is a proposed change that will allow rapists the right to sue their victims!

#hell #idaho #gophateschildren #gophateswomen

Tennessee Republican responds to school shooting: ‘We’re not gonna fix it’

Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett (R) said there’s no way to “fix” gun violence, after a shooter killed three children and three adults at an elementary school in his home state on Monday. “It’s a horrible, horrible situation,” Burchett told reporters. “And we’re not gonna fix it. Criminals are gonna be criminals.”  “My daddy fought in…

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