by #PremThakker in #TheNewRepublic:

"States across the country are moving to provide universal free school meals to all our children. Meanwhile, Republicans are trying to stop them from doing just that."

https://newrepublic.com/post/173668/republicans-declare-banning-universal-free-school-meals-2024-priority

#SchoolLunch #Republicans #RepublicanStudyCommittee #budget

by #PremThakker in #TheNewRepublic:

"New York is enveloped in a dense, ominous haze of smoke, a looming reminder of what may come without a green transition. Meanwhile, Kathy Hochul is trying to push through a Republican and climate-denialist donor to lead the state’s energy and power operations."

[Note: Hochul's nominee will not be confirmed after lack of support, but still worth reading the article]

https://newrepublic.com/post/173409/kathy-hochul-pushing-republican-driscoll-new-york-public-energy-sector

#KathyHochul #Hochul #NewYork #energy #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate

by #PremThakker in the #NewRepublic:

"In Ohio, there are no background checks required for handgun purchases, people can carry guns without concealed carry permits, guns don’t have to be securely stored away from children, and domestic abusers are allowed to keep carrying their weapons—even when facing restraining orders. But that’s not enough for the state’s Republican lawmakers, who now want to allow people to buy guns tax-free."

https://newrepublic.com/post/173219/ohio-republicans-introduce-bill-make-guns-tax-free

#Ohio #guns #GunViolence #Republicans #legislation

by #PremThakker in the #NewRepublic:

"'Every parent should watch this,' said the man disowned by his trans daughter."

https://newrepublic.com/post/173184/elon-musk-personally-elevates-transphobic-video-originally-flagged-hate-speech

#ElonMusk #Musk #Twitter #transphobia