US Economy

Healthcare Savings to Benefit Inland Empire

TL/DR - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has announced new measures to reduce prescription drug costs in California, particularly for the Latino community. As part of the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, insulin costs will be capped at $35 for Medicare users, benefitting 108,164 Californians…
Arizona

Communities Impacted by U.S. Nuclear Program Seek Assistance from Congress

TL/DR - The Mallinckrodt factory in St. Louis, which processed uranium for the Manhattan Project in 1942, has left a troubling legacy; decades later, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and other illnesses are common among local families. Communities exposed to the nuclear waste from the arms race have largely been excluded from a federal law intended…
Politics

Libertarian Michelle Martin’s Petition Signatures Questioned

TL/DR - Several voters claim that their signatures were forged on the paperwork that Michelle Martin, a Libertarian candidate running for Congress in Arizona, submitted to qualify for the ballot in this year’s elections. Martin's campaign submitted about 1,200 signatures, more than the required 800, and four people listed on her petition have…
US Economy

$19M From US Agenda for Innovative Canal Solar Panels

TL/DR - The US Department of the Interior has announced a $19m investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to install solar panels over irrigation canals in California, Oregon, and Utah. These projects aim to reduce the evaporation of water supplies while promoting clean energy goals. The largest project, the Delta-Mendota Canal…