Month: June 2024

Texas, Montana Sue Biden over Rule Requiring States to Pay for ‘Gender Transition’

Texas and Montana have sued the Biden administration over another federal rule change it implemented, this time over one that requires states to pay for “gender transition” procedures through their Medicaid programs.
It also requires health-care providers to perform such procedures in states where the practice has been banned, including in Montana and Texas. Their state legislatures passed bills their governors signed into law prohibiting “gender transition” procedures from being performed on minors in their states, among other restrictions.

Inflation Slows Slightly, but Cost of Some Goods, Services Climbs

Newly released federal inflation data showed that inflation slowed in recent weeks.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index, which showed that overall consumer prices paused in the month of May after rising 0.3 percent in April.

Medical Organizations Urge End To Transgender Surgeries For Kids

A new declaration urges all U.S. medical personnel to stop experimentation and abuse of children under the guise of transgender treatment.

FBI Suspends Employee’s Security Clearance After Investigating Trump Support and Covid-19 Views

The FBI allegedly revoked the security clearance of an employee due to his political views and stance on the Covid-19 vaccine. …

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FCC Proposes New Action to Strengthen Internet Routing Security

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to advance a proposal to improve the security of America’s communications networks, pointing to past incidents of a Chinese state-run carrier hijacking U.S. internet traffic. The proposed initiative mandates that broadband providers file confidential reports, detailing their plans and steps to address vulnerabilities in the Border Gateway Protocol […]

Revealed: FBI interrogated agents to see if they were Trump supporters, anti-maskers, vaccine skeptics…

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Connecticut Weighs Ranked Choice Voting

Connecticut’s Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont wants the state to look into scrapping the state’s winner-take-all electoral system for ranked choice voting.
Lamont has created a new bipartisan commission to study a legislative proposal that would allow local governments and political parties in Connecticut the option to use ranked choice voting in caucuses, conventions, primaries and municipal elections.

More than 150K Inactive Ohio Voters Could Lose Voting Status

Ohio could remove more than 150,000 people from its voter list as it continues to remove inactive voters.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently released a list of 158,857 inactive voter registrations as part of what he calls an election integrity initiative being implemented before the November general election.