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TL/DR - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to criticize former President Donald Trump's abortion restrictions during a campaign rally in Arizona. Harris will argue that a second Trump administration would enforce the Comstock Act, an 1873 federal law banning medication abortion, in all 50 states. The attack comes as Arizona becomes the center of…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), enacted under Biden’s administration has increased inflation rather than reducing it, according to critics. The IRA, an energy policy targeting climate change, has largely been thought of as the Green New Deal under a different name, leading to increased energy costs for consumers and businesses. The…

TL/DR - The Massachusetts Policy Commission is evaluating the proposed sale of Steward Health Care's physician network, Stewardship Health, to UnitedHealth Group’s Optum. The potential sale, part of Steward Health Care's recovery plan amidst financial troubles, is complex and could impact many community hospitals and patients. The sale is subject…

TL/DR - The US Interior Department has implemented a rule making drilling more costly on federally owned land. Included in these new rules from the Biden administration are increased rental fees for oil companies using public land, a raised proportion of profits from oil going to the government, and higher costs for drillers to abandon wells. The…