As the United States Supreme Court decides whether the abortion pill is safe, some legal scholars predict the decision may backfire on anti-abortion advocates. The case paving the way for the nation s highest court to get involved does not focus on abortion access, but rather the U.S. Food and Drug Administration s process to approve drugs. .
Temporary rate hikes sought by a handful of utilities in Minnesota are taking effect. Consumer advocates are still monitoring long-term proposals and expressed concern about the timing for ratepayers. In recent weeks, Minnesota Power, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy have received the green light from state regulators for short-term rate increases while their permanent request cases are considered. .
Pascal "Shakoure" Charpentier was born on an army base in Germany and has called New York City home for three decades, but he might not be able to much longer. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to deport him for being a Haitian immigrant, despite having never been to Haiti. Federal agents arrested Shakoure in 2020 and held him without bail in a New Jersey detention center. .
In a new poll, 25% of voters say they have "personally experienced or witnessed discrimination in health care due to race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation." The poll, sponsored by Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life care advocacy group, included 1,600 voters from across the United States. "It was striking that one-quarter of voters report that they personally experienced or witnessed discrimination in health care, with an even higher 35% among Black people, 29% among Hispanics and 41% among people who are LGBT," said pollster Amy Simon, a partner at Goodman Simon Strategic Research. "That translates to millions of people who are experiencing health-care discrimination." Negative experiences included patients who said they don t feel heard or have been prescribed insufficient pain medication to ease suffering. " .
Parents and educators in the Houston Independent School District (HISE) have new funds to keep up pressure over the controversial takeover of the state s largest school district. Earlier this year, the Texas Education Agency took the reins of Houston s ISD, citing its inability to meet state standards. Now, the American Federation of Teachers is providing grant money to support Community Voices for Public Education, a grassroots group that s engaging others to keep the issue in the spotlight. .