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New: Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede local officials — and the will of the city’s voters. propub.li/3W7xuCl
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ICE agents’ smartphone searches trash privacy rights
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Jen and Emily Chan did something rare for a restaurant: They provide health insurance.
Then Jen got cancer. For one month, the restaurant’s insurance bill hit $21,868.71. What happens when a small business tries to do right by its workers in America. bit.ly/4jCIFNb
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Exclusive: @VivekGRamaswamy-controlled firm amasses Bitcoin cincinnati.com/story/news/po… via @enquirer @alexcoolidge
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In August, President Trump announced he had signed the “biggest oil deal in world history.”
ProPublica reviewed the deal and found it gives a small group of people largely handpicked by the Trump administration long-term control of the enterprise.
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Until now, the most expensive Congressional Election Day for gasoline came in 2022 when fuel averaged $3.804/gal. We'll bust that record by about 50cts/gal next Tuesday. Until now, the most painful year may have been 2012 with average price of $3.46/gal -- Arab Spring inspired.
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As Matt Borges restarts his life free from home confinement, the former lobbyist is publicly criticizing the process that led to his racketeering conviction in Ohio’s largest bribery scandal.
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@nytimes reports Donna Arthur, of Ramaswamy ad and Acton's "mom," has been living in a car with cats in a church parking lot, according to the pastor. How did the campaign find her? – at Lithopolis, OH
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Trump’s Education Department has not made public all its civil rights investigations at schools and colleges.
So @propublica sued and obtained all the complaints and investigations. And now we are publishing them so you can search the cases too.
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"I didn't know I owned that. Thank you for telling me," he said when our reporter asked about his stock in Prologis, the company developing the controversial Trenton data center. journal-news.com/local/ramas…
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ICYMI: A high-ranking Republican lawmaker wanted to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program. In the backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jeffrey Yass — helped defeat him at election time. propublica.org/article/west-… w/ @mtnstspotlight
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A rumpled Democrat may ride Ohio anti-Trumpism back to the Senate
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CMS is encouraging millions of American seniors to manage health care & records on just a handful of health apps.
One is Slothwise, which launched from a San Francisco apartment by a young, biotech entrepreneur and triple citizen of Russia, Israel & U.S
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The NIH Office of Women's Health was created in 1990. I covered it at the time. Reps. Pat Schroeder (D-Colo) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) were the driving forces.
JUST IN: First Lady Melania Trump announces a new executive order focused on advancing women's health, calling it a "transformative moment for women in America."
"Beginning today, we will change the reality of women's health."
The first lady says the focus is shifting from the fight for women's rights to the search for cures that could help women live healthier, fuller lives.
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Trump's policies raised costs for all but the top 1%, report says usatoday.com/story/money/per… via @usatoday
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Congratulations to Julie Holt, RN, MSN, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services at @ChristHospital, on being named a winner for the Cincinnati @BusinessCourier C-Suite Awards in the category of Chief Nursing Officer!
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The two deals with the consulting firm were signed under an unusual contracting method often used to fund experimental weapons prototypes, and it allows the Pentagon to bypass rules on public disclosure and oversight.
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Big ups to @a_fast and @USATODAY team
Announcing Penlight Prize winners for public records reporting
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Sen. Roger Marshall sought funding to address a water shortage. The project could benefit his ranch via @BrianSlodysko apnews.com/article/roger-mar…
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Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds
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