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While Republican governors turn off extra unemployment benefits and refuse Biden's offer on expanding Medicaid, Illinois is making Medicaid more generous and easier to get. Democratic Governor JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that expanded Medicaid benefits will last until he declares the Covid emergency in the state over, PLUS one year. “Healthcare is a human right," said Pritzker at the signing ceremony. "Here in Illinois, we won’t stop until everyone can access all aspects of it. In recognition of the pandemic that we continue to live in, this legislation expands emergency Medicaid co...

A crisis pregnancy center in North Austin that's received funding through the A2A program (Photo by Jana Birchum) While shooting down amendments that could have expanded health care for struggling low-income Texans and helped victims of human trafficking, Texas House members approved a record-breaking $100 million for the state’s Alternatives to Abortion Program (A2A), which includes a network of non-medical, faith-based crisis pregnancy centers. During a marathon hearing on Thursday, April 22, the House debate over the state’s proposed $246 billion two-year budget...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.19.21 In every Session, there are clear winners and losers, while others prove more elusive to pin down. Once again, Florida Politics is assembling an (arguably) comprehensive look at who walked away from Sine Die 2021 victorious, who tanked, and who landed somewhere in between. Of course, there is the one bill lawmakers must pass: Florida’s upcoming state budget. Crafted in the ever-present shadow of COVID-19, a budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022 came with a new wrinkle — the state’s slice of a m...

POLITICO For decades, U.S. presidents have managed a delicate consensus on taking in refugees. Trump blew it up. AP Photo/Gregory Bull Link Copied Jack Herrera, an independent immigration reporter, is a Politico Magazine contributing editor. Last month, Stephen Miller — the senior Donald Trump advisor and architect of the former president’s immigration regime — took to Fox News to give a fervid rant on President Joe Biden’s immigration policy. “This is madness!” Miller shouted at one point, referencing a proposal to make available citizenship applications to people the previous ad...

Census data delay puts Ohio redistricting behind schedule: Capitol Letter Updated Feb 15, 2021; Posted Feb 15, 2021 Ohio's congressional map is pieced together with four intentionally Democratic districts and 12 for the Republicans. Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Map crunch: The Census Bureau says it could be as late as Sept. 30 before it provides states with the 2020 data necessary to draw new congressional and Statehouse district lines, the result of coronavirus-related delays. The detailed local population counts normally are available by the end of March, Rich Exner reports. That mean...