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Please verify your request* Advertisement Two Democratic senators on Wednesday reintroduced a plan for creating a public option for health care in the U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado and Tim Kaine of Virginia propose to create a government-operated health care plan that would compete with privately run plans sold through the federal insurance marketplaces. Kaine said he would push to advance the proposal, called the Medicare-X Choice Act, through the reconciliation process, whic...

Two Democratic state senators in California on Wednesday introduced legislation to ban various well stimulation technologies, including hydraulic

Polling shows Trump lost the impeachment trial in the court of public opinion, with most saying he deserved conviction.

Reps. Dean Phillips and Andy Kim say the glass symbolized "the fragility of our democracy," and should be put on display.

Biden's canceling of the Keystone XL oil pipeline is projected to kill 11,000 jobs, 8,000 of them union jobs.

Florida schools aim to improve education for all A roundup of Florida education news from around the state.     Tommy Steele, 9, works with his special education teacher over Zoom during a virtual school lesson in March. Some schools are overhauling their programs, such as special education, to better serve their students. [ Courtesy of Peggy Steele ] Updated Feb. 3 If the pandemic has shown Floridians anything, it’s that one size does not fit all when it comes to their schooling. So...

Credit Brian Bull / KLCC   The measure from Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Portland, and Sen. Ron Wyden would require elections officials to mail a ballot to all registered voters. It would also provide funding to pay for the postage required to mail and return ballots.   Wyden has introduced similar legislation before, but he said he’s more optimistic about its passage this time around.  “I really feel that this is different, because what the pandemic showed is that you could protect public s...

Proposed bill to allow Utah inmates access to birth control January 28, 2021 GMT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Utah have proposed a bill that would allow incarcerated women to continue receiving contraceptives, including birth control, while imprisoned in state jails. Bill sponsors Rep. Jen Dailey-Provost and Sen. Luz Escamilla said the legislation would require jails to provide inmates with the option to continue their medically prescribed methods of contraception if app...

Listen / This photo from the 1850s shows men outside one of what were known as "Lynchs slave pens" in downtown St. Louis. Two Democratic lawmakers want to commemorate one of the most sordid chapters in local history at one of downtown St. Louis’ most visited sites — and they say the St. Louis Cardinals are on board for the project. More than a century before it became an entrance to Ballpark Village, the entertainment complex at Busch Stadium, the corner of Broadway and...

New Jersey congressional Democrats praise Biden executive orders by Todd DeFeo, The Center Square  | January 22, 2021 04:00 PM Print this article Two Democratic congresspeople from New Jersey praised executive orders President Joe Biden signed shortly after he was sworn into office. “I am incredibly heartened that within hours of assuming office, President Biden took strong action to heal our country and move us forward into a new era: marshaling a coordin...