Mississippi—the poorest state in the nation with the highest child poverty rate—is among 14 states declining to participate in a Biden administration summer food program to feed kids living in poverty.
It's expected to help 21 million children.
https://t.co/38NQNVnw3Y
Reporting from Al-Nusairat refugee camp.
A residential tower was targeted by an Israeli air strike.
Many people were killed and injured including children and babies.
Civil defense workers are still trying to rescue people and extract bodies from under the rubble. Horrific scene as usual
Senator John Fetterman and two cosponsors have introduce a bill to cancel student lunch debt nationwide.
The Universal School Meals Program Act would provide free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every child in America.
No kid should go hungry.
NEW: Tennessee's new voting rights restoration policy is effectively keeping 470,000 Tennesseans from regaining the right to vote, with Black and Brown voters comprising a disproportionate number of those disenfranchised.
https://t.co/VNkSsXSWNd
It appears that staunchly anti-abortion Mississippi legislative leaders are afraid to let the state's citizens vote on abortion.
https://t.co/VBzrdWd3N3
Tate Reeves has used the governor’s office to obstruct the investigation into Mississippi’s largest public corruption scandal. He cares more about protecting the good ole boy system than prosecuting those responsible for this scandal.
PragerU, a far-right advocacy group, recently announced that its educational materials had been approved for use in the state of Florida. Test your knowledge to see if you can pass a PragerU class. https://t.co/o6oBYGm0kU
1 in 5! 20% of D-1 baseball players are now in the transfer portal! Something is WRONG! Something is really WRONG! The NCAA, coaches, players and parents have created an absolute mess. This is NOT what collegiate athletics were designed to be! This is NOT sustainable!
Legislators in 38 states have introduced nearly 200 bills this year that would allow state governments to "subvert" elections, according to a report by three nonpartisan groups. https://t.co/8lL4Ahi8eI