U.S. top court, Kavanaugh spurn Planned Parenthood defunding case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public Continue reading →

Paul Ryan says TPP won’t pass this year, plus other news of the day

By Robert A. Vella President Obama’s highly controversial and unpopular neoliberal trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), may not pass Continue reading →

John Kasich Signed a Bill Defunding Ohio’s Planned Parenthood

Another day, another horrifying attack on American women’s ability to control their own bodies. On Sunday, supposedly “moderate” Ohio Gov. Continue reading →

Chris Christie just privatized New Jersey’s water. Good luck with that, New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy opportunist and all-around overgrown bully Governor Chris Christie has been sitting on a bill that would cut out citizens Continue reading →

Kansas Governor Cuts Off Planned Parenthood Funding

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered state officials to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates through the Continue reading →

Judge blocks Alabama from defunding Planned Parenthood clinics

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Alabama from defunding Planned Parenthood clinics amid controversy over the release of Continue reading →

Arizona school officials protest education cuts, so the legislature makes their protests illegal

Since 2008, Arizona has cut K-12 and university budgets more than nearly every other state, to the point we now Continue reading →

Florida House approves controversial bill to divert Public School funds to rival Charter Schools

TALLAHASSEE — Without a word of debate Friday, the Florida House approved a controversial proposal that could require school districts Continue reading →