Nearly everyone will experience some kind of disability in our lives. Donald Trump’s attacks on federal programs and legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act will hurt us all.
All told, over 2,000 federal programs were put at risk, which would have impacted health care, education, housing, food assistance, domestic abuse shelters, suicide prevention services, disaster relief, small business funding, child care, and more.
Trump’s first priority is tax breaks for the corporations that have been fleecing us. And he’ll fund them by cutting programs we rely on.
Six ways the right-wing playbook hurts children, families, and our communities — all to make the wealthy a little wealthier.
The book bans, censorship, and attacks on LGBTQ kids that the GOP calls “parents rights” are way out of step with American families.
The president’s plan for jobs, families, and health reflects the things most of us value. But it should spend more on those and less on the Pentagon.
Supporters said changes to the cyber charter rules are widely backed among the state’s 500 school boards and that cyber school spending has been the subject of critical reviews, including recently by Republican Auditor General Tim DeFoor.
“People will die,” warns Melissa Rinker, who has over 20 chronic illnesses and relies 100 percent on Medicaid for medication and monthly doctor’s visits.
“The Trump Administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive life-saving abortions,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
“This bill would provide Pennsylvania students with the necessary critical thinking skills and knowledge to evaluate the accuracy of news stories for themselves,” said state Sen. Katie Muth.
The author of “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy” joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week’s episode of The Signal.
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