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Republican state legislators are promoting legislation in states across the country that would ban local government officials from accepting money from private sector groups that would aid in election administration. A massive election overhaul package in Georgia included the ban on private funding last month. The Arizona legislature passed a measure banning outside funding for elections operations last week. The Texas legislature is working on its own measure, part of a broader overhaul of election administration rules that Democrats have castigated as a means of excluding minority and low-income voters. The measures come after groups funded by wealthy benefactors, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Republican legislators target private sector election grants Advocacy group accuses Facebook of fueling anti-Muslim hate Texas GOP move to overhaul voting laws: What you need to know MORE and his wife, the physician Priscilla Chan, … [Read more...] about Republican legislators target private sector election grants

President Joe Biden traveled to an outpatient center on Wednesday with his wife First Lady Jill Biden, according to the White House. Reporters were informed Biden would accompany the First Lady “to an appointment for a common medical procedure at an outpatient center in Washington, DC.” Media representatives traveled with the president’s motorcade at 6:30 a.m. to an office building in downtown Washington, DC. Photographers glimpsed the president and first lady wearing masks as they entered a building. . @POTUS accompanies @FLOTUS as she arrives for a common medical procedure at an outpatient center in Washington, DC. pic.twitter.com/MfSVJqB59c — Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) April 14, 2021 The president and first lady returned to the White House at 8:53 p.m. The White House did not offer any details about the procedure. “The First Lady tolerated the procedure well and is headed back to the White House to resume her normal schedule,” Communications Director for … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Travels to Outpatient Center with Jill Biden for ‘Common Medical Procedure’

A gun control group helmed by former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday unveiled a gun violence memorial on the National Mall to honor Americans who have died in shootings. Giffords was joined by Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Pelosi says she would have put up a fight against Capitol mob: 'I'm a street fighter' Biden to address Congress on April 28 NY House Democrats demand repeal of SALT cap MORE (D-Calif.) and other gun control advocates, including Sen. Chris Murphy Christopher (Chris) Scott Murphy Democrats back up Biden bid to return to Iran nuclear deal Biden sparks bipartisan backlash on Afghanistan withdrawal Passage of FASTER Act is critical for food allergy community MORE (D-Conn.), for a press conference to discuss the memorial and to stress the need to pass gun safety legislation. The memorial honors the 40,000 people who die from gun violence each year with 40,000 silk flowers. Giffords said that the memorial is … [Read more...] about Giffords group unveils gun violence memorial on National Mall

A large rectangle of dirt is all that is left of Doug Miller’s life from the days before the rains fell two years ago. “That will be home one day again,” the 50-year-old custom home builder said, standing in front of the empty footprint that served as the foundation for his home of nine years. “That’s never swayed.” But exactly when his property, located on a quiet block of Park Street near the confluence of the north and south forks of the St. Vrain River in Lyons, will be restored to a livable state is vexingly elusive. “Sometimes I’m hopeful that things are going to start moving,” Miller said last week, as his dog Juneau wandered among piles of soggy looking asphalt that used to be the road. “And other times I get really frustrated.” RELATED: Special Project: Rebuilding Jamestown 2014, one year later As Colorado hits the two-year mark since a historic deluge swelled rivers and creeks to overflowing , killing 10 and causing nearly $4 billion in damage across 24 … [Read more...] about Two years later, 2013 Colorado floods remain a “nightmare” for some

The race to put a man on the moon — “Moonshot 1.0” — was the crowning achievement of NASA’s Apollo program that catapulted Americans onto the lunar surface between 1969-1972. Its ultimate success came after years of incremental advances, offset by budget constraints, hardware glitches and a deadly explosion. The race to find cures for deadly cancers — heralded by the passage of the National Cancer Act in December, 1971 (as NASA crews gazed back at Earth), is likewise a marathon, characterized by gains and setbacks, and critically dependent upon public support. Since 1971, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the beachhead for coordinated scientific discovery has mightily supported biomedical researchers and, together with significant investment by industry, produced previously unimaginable breakthroughs, even as total victory against the disease has remained tantalizingly on the horizon. ADVERTISEMENT As the head of the Lasker Foundation and a physician … [Read more...] about Biden’s revamped cancer moonshot doubles down on advancing cures