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Bruce Lesley (@brucelesley.bsky.social)
A good news update: Sinclair has now agreed to restore @jimmykimmel.com @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social to the airways with its local affiliates. A step forward for #FreedomOfSpeech and, as I wrote, forâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lzr4rptjis2g
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First Focus on Children (@firstfocus.bsky.social)
Urging you to follow and subscribe to our President @BruceLesleyâs Kids Canât Wait blog on Substack. He provides the âchild and familyâ perspective on policy issues before Congress and in the news.âŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/firstfocus.bsky.social/post/3lzp2nfcxrk2p
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Bruce Lesley (@brucelesley.bsky.social)
Millions of Children Left Behind: The Truth About the Latest Child Tax CreditâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lzm2jd46c22i
4 days ago
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Moms For Liberty Chapter Chairperson Takes Off Clothing At School Board Meeting
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Moms For Liberty Chapter Chairperson Takes Off Clothing At School Board Meeting
Beth Bourne, who has in the past come under fire for over-the-top anti-LGBTQ+ stunts, removed her pants and top at a Davis school board meeting.
https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/moms-for-liberty-chapter-chairperson?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios
6 days ago
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Silencing Jimmy Kimmel Hurts Kids, Too
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Silencing Kimmel Hurts Kids, Too
Jimmy Kimmel has often spoken for kids when other voices were missing.
http://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/silencing-kimmel-hurts-kids-too?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios
7 days ago
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Dr. John Kuhn speaks out in defense of his teachers, students, and schools as superintendent of Abilene ISD in Texas.
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Bruce Lesley (@brucelesley.bsky.social)
A Superintendent Speaks Out from the Front Lines of Our Public SchoolsâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lz2oeavb2k24
11 days ago
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Republicans Say Their Big Bill Is Family Friendly. Not So Fast ⊠â Chad Bolt - DC Journal - InsideSources
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Republicans Say Their Big Bill Is Family Friendly. Not So Fast ⊠â DC Journal - InsideSources
The White House has told Republican lawmakers to get out there and start selling the âOne Big Beautiful Billâ as chock-full of family-friendly
http://dcjournal.com/republicans-say-their-big-bill-is-family-friendly-not-so-fast/
11 days ago
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Advocates warn child poverty could rise again after federal cuts to social programs - WMNF 88.5 FM
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https://www.wmnf.org/advocates-warn-child-poverty-could-rise-again-after-federal-cuts-to-social-programs/
12 days ago
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âHistoric and Unprecedentedâ?
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Bruce Lesley (@brucelesley.bsky.social)
Previous HHS secretaries oversaw: â The creation of Medicare and Medicaid, which was passed with the help of Secretary Kennedyâs father and uncle in the Senate (significantly cutting the uninsuredâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lyi47g7d2s2s
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R.L. Stollar (@rlstollar.bsky.social)
"This idea that parentsâ control should be absolute runs directly against a long line of court decisions that affirm children are not just extensions of their parents. Children are rights-bearingâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/rlstollar.bsky.social/post/3lycehhn42s2q
19 days ago
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From Idaho to Texas to Florida: The Harm of Sweeping âParental Rightsâ Laws
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From Idaho to Texas to Florida: The Harm of Sweeping âParental Rightsâ Laws
Texasâs SB 12 proves what child advocates have long warned: sweeping parental control laws deny kids even the most basic protections.
https://brucelesley.substack.com/p/from-idaho-to-texas-to-florida-the
20 days ago
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Yes, Cash Transfers Work -
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Yes, Cash Transfers Work
A recent set of cash-transfer programs had lackluster resultsâbut cash is still "near unmatched as a salve for poverty," @AnnieLowrey argues:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/cash-transfer-economic-growth/684028/
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A caandidate runs for office in Iowa (Catelin Drey), runs on kidsâ issues, and soundly defeats the culture wars playbook thrown at her. Mom For Iowa Gonna Turn State Into Woke Hellhole Of Funded Schools With Books And Stuff ... For Kids!
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Mom For Iowa Gonna Turn State Into Woke Hellhole Of Funded Schools With Books And Stuff ... For Kids!
A nice time!
http://www.wonkette.com/p/mom-for-iowa-gonna-turn-state-into
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Children are struggling and policymakers are failing them. Here are some thoughts on how we might find a path away from Trumpâs âwar on children.â Saying âNoâ to Culture Wars, Crumbs, or Capitulation: Building a Child Advocacy Movement
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Saying âNoâ to Culture Wars, Crumbs, or Capitulation: Building a Child Advocacy Movement
Children may be only 22% of the U.S.
http://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/saying-no-to-culture-wars-crumbs?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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Catelin Drey committed to making child and family issues a centerpiece of her campaign and won.
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Bruce Lesley (@brucelesley.bsky.social)
How did Catelin Drey (D-IA) resoundingly overturn that Iowa State Senate seat by double digits? Drey (Moms for Iowa) made childrenâs issues, including public education, health care, and childrenâsâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lxf3sr2rpk2l
about 1 month ago
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Ossoff Report Details ICE Abuse of Pregnant Women and Children
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Ossoff Report Details ICE Abuse of Pregnant Women and Children
A Senate investigation documents 510 human rights violations, including miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual assaults in ICE custody.
http://open.substack.com/pub/migrantinsider/p/ossoff-report-details-ice-abuse-of?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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To Democratic politicians, Ignore the political consultants. It is past time to stand up and champion children. Be loud and proud. It is in your self-interest.
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The Party of Neglect: When Democrats Forget About Kids https://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/the-party-of-neglect-when-democrats?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios Democrats need a wake-up call with respectâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lwrwoh3syo2h
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The Party of Neglect: When Democrats Forget About Kids
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Democrats need a wake-up call with respect to their deficit with parents on childrenâs issues.
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The Party of Neglect: When Democrats Forget About Kids
While children may be only 22% of the population, they are 100% of the future.
http://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/the-party-of-neglect-when-democrats?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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Dividing Lines Hurt Kids: How Gerrymandering Cuts Children
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How gerrymandering undermines democracy and fails children.
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Dividing Lines Hurt Kids: How Gerrymandering Cuts Children
When a state, a county, or a school district draws political lines or school boundaries that disadvantage and disempower the people and fail to reflect the interests, needs, and concerns of itsâŠ
https://brucelesley.substack.com/p/dividing-lines-hurt-kids-how-gerrymandering
about 2 months ago
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The Trump Admin keeps losing in court on birthright citizenship, but it continues to move forward with guidance released by USCIS, the State Dept, and the Social Security Admin that paints a disturbing picture of what this would look like for BABIES.
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Who Counts as American? The Constitutional Crisis at the Maternity Ward
Trumpâs Executive Order 14160 rewrites the 14th Amendment â targeting babies and redefining birthright citizenship
https://brucelesley.substack.com/p/who-counts-as-american-the-constitutional
about 2 months ago
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Letter of Support: Maintain strong funding for the Healthy Start program - Campaign For Children
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Letter of Support: Maintain strong funding for the Healthy Start program
Today, First Focus Campaign for Children, the National Healthy Start Association, and nearly 200 national, state, and local partner organizations urged
http://campaignforchildren.org/resource/letter-of-support-maintain-strong-funding-for-the-healthy-start-program/
2 months ago
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New documents show how passport and Social Security rules would change to enforce Trumpâs birthright citizenship order | CNN
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The bureaucracy, paperwork, and administrative barriers imposed by the EO could potentially negatively impact every baby born in this country.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/politics/birthright-citizenship-passport-social-security
2 months ago
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The Power of Student Protests in the Fight for Democracy: Why Trump and Authoritarians Worldwide Fear Campus Activism
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The Power of Student Protests in the Fight for Democracy: Why Trump and Authoritarians Worldwide Fear Campus Activism
Trump's Threat to Universities and the Global History of Student-Led Democratic Change
http://open.substack.com/pub/data4democracy/p/the-power-of-student-protests-in?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios
2 months ago
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Trump is unpopular, polls show, and he's building an America most Americans hate |
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- USA TODAY
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Opinion | Trump is unpopular, polls show, and he's building an America most Americans hate | Opinion â USA TODAY
President Donald Trump and the toadies who populate his administration think his presidency is going great. Polling shows Americans strongly disagree.
http://apple.news/ATNMkWlSVRQ6w3850osQOxA
2 months ago
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MAHA Moms: What Say You?
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MAHA Moms: What Say You?
What does it truly mean to make America healthy again â for our children?
https://brucelesley.substack.com/p/maha-moms-what-say-you
2 months ago
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asks MAHA moms, âWhat say you now?â Is this what they wanted?
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MAHA Moms: What Say You?
What does it truly mean to make America healthy again â for our children?
https://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/maha-moms-what-say-you?r=3np8hf&utm_medium=ios
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Fewer NV families will qualify for child tax credit under Trump tax and spending bill |
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- News From The States
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Fewer NV families will qualify for child tax credit under Trump tax and spending bill
Parents or guardians of about 175,000 Nevada children are already ineligible for the federal child tax credit, and an additional 35,000 Nevada children will lose eligibility under President DonaldâŠ
http://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fewer-nv-families-will-qualify-child-tax-credit-under-trump-tax-and-spending-bill
2 months ago
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Segregation in schools surges as Trump Administration scuttles desegregation orders | First Focus on Children
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Segregation in schools surges as Trump Administration scuttles desegregation orders
Over 70 years have passed since the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. Board of Education, yet segregation in American schools is surging. In the largest 100
http://firstfocus.org/update/segregation-in-schools-surges-as-trump-administration-scuttles-desegregation-orders/
2 months ago
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A pediatrician helped expose Flint's water crisis. Now she's fighting poverty one baby at a time. - CBS News
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A pediatrician helped expose Flint's water crisis. Now she's fighting poverty one baby at a time.
Dr. Mona Hanna created Rx kids, a program that gives cash to pregnant moms with no strings attached.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mona-hanna-flint-michigan-poverty/
2 months ago
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THE MESSAGE IS âWE CAN TAKE YOUR CHILDRENâ More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors. - The Atlantic
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The Message Is âWe Can Take Your Childrenâ
More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.
http://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/immigrants-children-deportation-ice-orr/683514/
2 months ago
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No Sun Bucks in Tennessee: Gov. Lee Rejects Summer Meal Funds, Lets Kids Go Hungry
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No Sun Bucks in Tennessee: Gov. Lee Rejects Summer Meal Funds, Lets Kids Go Hungry
Innovative, low-cost program with proven results rejected in favor of spending more and feeding less
http://open.substack.com/pub/theeducationreport/p/no-sun-bucks-in-tennessee-gov-lee?r=f8l9&utm_medium=ios
2 months ago
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Why child health advocates worry about the loss of federal summer EBT funding | PBS News
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Why child health advocates worry about the loss of federal summer EBT funding
Iowa has launched its own summer EBT program that food security advocates say provides nutrition for a fraction of kids who otherwise may struggle to eat enough when school is out of session. MoreâŠ
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-child-health-advocates-worry-about-the-loss-of-federal-summer-ebt-funding
2 months ago
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Trump administration cuts to school nutrition program will hurt New Jersey kids, farmers | Josh Israel - The New Jersey Independent
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Trump administration cuts to school nutrition program will hurt New Jersey kids, farmers
The US Department of Agriculture canceled $1.13 billion in funds promised to Americaâs schools, child care facilities, and food banks.
http://jerseyindependent.com/politics/trump-administration-cuts-snap-food-assistance-schools-farmers-children/
2 months ago
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Bruce Lesley (@brucelesley.bsky.social)
The Child Tax Credit Changes in H.R. 1 Fail Children and FamiliesâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lujac2kz5c2
2 months ago
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Pregnancy Is Going to Be Even More Dangerous in America - The New York Times
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Opinion | Pregnancy Is Going to Be Even More Dangerous in America
The most vulnerable mothers have the most to lose from Medicaid cuts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/opinion/medicaid-pregnancy-danger.html
2 months ago
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Trumpâs âbig beautiful billâ cuts food stamps for millions â the average family may lose $146 per month, report finds - CNBC
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2 months ago
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Trumpâs megabill is creating a budget nightmare for states - POLITICO
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And what is a major budget item in state budgets: CHILDREN (education, early childhood, child care, child health, child nutrition, foster care, juvenile justice, etc.).
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Trumpâs megabill is creating a budget nightmare for states â POLITICO
The fiscal pain comes as up to 20 governors face reelection in 2026.
http://apple.news/AlhMvBr6vS5KqmDItSBoXdw
2 months ago
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16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election as government says it will lower voting age in UK
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16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election as government says it will lower voting age in UK
Lowering the voting age across the UK means around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote at the next general election.
http://www.bbc.com/news/live/c93kkg37n3kt?at_ptr_name=linked_in_page&at_format=link&at_link_id=F2BB0C54-62F6-11F0-A2D5-87AD9B987B12&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link
2 months ago
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Almost 200 countries guarantee childrenâs rights. Why doesnât the US? | The Guardian
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Almost 200 countries guarantee childrenâs rights. Why doesnât the US?
The US never signed on to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which experts say paves the way for cuts to federal funding for childrenâs health coverage
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/01/childrens-healthcare-cuts-youth-protections
2 months ago
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Trump and Kennedy Throw Head Start Into Reverse - Mark Kreidler - Capital & Main
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Trump and Kennedy Throw Head Start Into Reverse
How the administration seeks to use the venerable children's care program as an anti-immigrant weapon.
http://capitalandmain.com/trump-and-kennedy-throw-head-start-into-reverse
2 months ago
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Letter of Opposition: Sen. Cottonâs bill, the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025, singles out babies for harm
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Letter of Opposition: The Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025Â singles out babies for harm
Today, First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to the sponsors of S. 2274, the Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025, strongly
http://campaignforchildren.org/resource/letter-of-opposition-the-constitutional-citizenship-clarification-act-of-2025-singles-out-babies-for-harm/
2 months ago
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No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity
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No Matter How You Look at It, the Big Beautiful Bill is a Monstrosity
Here are three views of the bill's horrific distributional consequences.
http://www.dollarsandsense.org/no-matter-how-you-look-at-it-the-big-beautiful-bill-is-a-monstrosity/
3 months ago
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Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study
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Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study
The study looked at vaccines deployed during outbreaks of five deadly diseases.
http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9x4yd27mro
3 months ago
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Medicaid Saved My Family, It Could Save Yours Too -
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- Daily Utah Chronicle
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Opinion: Medicaid Saved My Family, It Could Save Yours Too
As a teenager, the issue of Medicaid was only a topic of political discussion for me. I supported the programâs expansion, but never really thought of the issue as my fight. My family had a strongâŠ
http://dailyutahchronicle.com/2025/07/11/opinion-medicaid-saved-my-family-it-could-save-yours-too/
3 months ago
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ICE Is So Out of Control, They Tried to Raid a Kidsâ Baseball Practice | The New Republic
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ICE Is So Out of Control, They Tried to Raid a Kidsâ Baseball Practice
ICE agents attempted to question a group of middle and high school-aged U.S. citizens about their immigration status.
http://newrepublic.com/post/197875/ice-immigration-tried-raid-kids-baseball-practice
3 months ago
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New York Faces $750 million Medicaid budget gap |
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https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/new-york-leaders-face-future-budget-gaps-funding-cuts/71-6ad9d40f-c7e3-403e-872f-ca1aae504247
3 months ago
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Leslie Marshall (@lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social)
Watch now as I'm joined by @firstfocus.bsky.social President, @brucelesley.bsky.social. He explains how the newly passed #BigBeautifulBill "chooses #billionaires over #babies, and puts our nationâsâŠ
http://bsky.app/profile/lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social/post/3ltisw6nfoc2z
3 months ago
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H.R. 1 Will Make Americaâs Kids Hungrier and Less Healthy
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H.R. 1 Will Make Americaâs Kids Hungrier and Less Healthy
A Moral Gut-Check
https://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/hr-1-will-make-americas-kids-hungrier?r=f8l9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
3 months ago
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H.R. 1 Puts Children Last: An Unprecedented Betrayal of Americaâs Future
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H.R. 1 Puts Children Last: An Unprecedented Betrayal of Americaâs Future
A Moment of Moral Reckoning
https://open.substack.com/pub/brucelesley/p/hr-1-puts-children-last-an-unprecedented?r=f8l9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
3 months ago
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Bruce Lesley (@brucelesley.bsky.social)
The Senate Child Tax Credit in H.R. 1 fails our nationâs children. First, @bennet.senate.gov proposal (first chart) is far superior to the Senate GOP bill, H.R. 1 (second chart). (1)
http://bsky.app/profile/brucelesley.bsky.social/post/3lsv43yl4ak2x
3 months ago
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