2023

TL/DR - The fourth special session of the North Texas legislature ended without passing a number of education bills, including controversial ones such as taxpayer subsidies for private school students. Two controversial immigration bills did pass, including one making it a state crime for a migrant to enter Texas illegally. State Rep. Frederick…

TL/DR - Donald Trump has endorsed Abe Hamadeh, an unsuccessful 2022 candidate for Arizona attorney general, in the Republican race to replace Rep. Debbie Lesko in Congress. Hamadeh has previously claimed that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" from Republicans and filed multiple lawsuits contesting his own defeat in a tight race. The…

TL/DR - The Commonwealth Fund's 2023 Health Care Affordability Survey report showed that current health insurance coverage in the U.S. is insufficient, leading to worsening health conditions and rising medical debts among Americans. Specifically, half of all working-age adults with health insurance struggle to pay for health care and a third are…

TL/DR - The U.S. Commerce Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have allocated $1 million to enhance Arctic climate data collection, particularly in Alaska, which is warming faster than any other U.S. region. The funds come from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and will be used to gather grant proposals from…