Changes to the #ACA—driven by Washington budget cuts—are expected to drive up small business owners' John and Elizabeth’s health insurance costs by more than $10,000 a year. Via @ClaraHemphill@nysfocus
https://t.co/ffiBNonvjV
Republicans in Congress are dismantling one of New York State's greatest achievements: near universal health insurance. My latest piece: @nysfocus https://t.co/2oxfCbQOca
Check out this gift-linked story on the huge climate action move @bradlander@nyccomptroller just made.
He’s moving Wall Street by shifting NYC enormous pension funds business over time from dirtier to cleaner money managers. Globally-significant stuff!
https://t.co/TALRl3gzME
Trump has ordered the USDA to stop payments to all Inflation Reduction Act grants, affecting 151 farmers in New York. That leaves grantees in rural parts of the state in the dark, with no information about when — or if — the money might come back. https://t.co/b14yDDHAxe
Last day of school. I asked my students if they want to take home their Into Reading books. Nobody did.
Their reasons:
“The stories are boring”
“Boxes and words are too small”
“I just don’t like it”
“Honestly I get why you didn’t use it that much” 🫣🫣🫣
This speculative story set in 2053 is the most optimistic thing you can read about Israel/Palestine today. It suggests (as others have) that the tide will turn when women lead (ht @dzkalman) https://t.co/6nVkiqNMy8
no one has explained the mindless (and pointless) irresponsibility of current press coverage as well as this from @Dahlialithwick,
so it requires a 🧵 https://t.co/v87c0aGgyY