AFP Challenges Rep Lee, Sen Rosen Over Inflation Reduction Act Support

TL/DR - Americans for Prosperity launched ads targeting Rep. Susie Lee and Senator Jackie Rosen for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act, alleging that it led to a 40-year high inflation rate in Nevada, costing residents an extra $28,000 per year. The Inflation Reduction Act was passed with warnings from 230 economists that it would not reduce…

Congressmen Aim to Amend Inflation Act for Rare Disease Research

TL/DR - The ORPHAN Cures Act has been introduced by Reps. John Joyce (R-Pa.) and Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) to alter the Inflation Reduction Act and ensure that orphan drugs, medications that treat rare diseases, continue to be excluded from Medicare price negotiations. The proposed amendment would adjust the Act's language to exclude drugs that treat…

Virginia School Board Reinstates Confederate Names

TL/DR - The School Board in Shenandoah County, Virginia, has voted to restore Confederate names to two of its schools. This decision is a reversal of an earlier decision to remove these names. The board members provided explanations for their decision but these details were not specified in the provided content. Virginia School Board…