Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals; Many bills have preambles asserting that the risks of #gender-affirming care outweigh its benefits, which has been rebutted by major #medical organizations. courthousenews.com/transgender-he…
1) The AP obtained the texts of more than 130 bills in 40 state legislatures from Plural, a public policy software company, and analyzed them for similarities to model bills touted by the conservative groups Do No Harm and the Family Research Council.
2) The model bills have similar preambles, including the assertion — rebutted by major #medical organizations — that the risks of gender-affirming care outweigh its benefits. apnews.com/article/scienc…
3) The Family Research Council (FRC) is a designated hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center Funders include:
▪Bradley Foundation
▪Donors Capital Fund:
▪Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation sourcewatch.org/index.php/Fami…
6) "There’s no scientific basis for discriminating against sexual & gender minorities," a 2020 APA resolution said. “History illustrates that stigma, stereotypes & propagation of fear via discourse are often used as tools in estab oppressive legislation” apa.org/about/policy/r…
8) Meet the influential new player on #transgender health bills Its model legislation on gender-affirming care has been criticized for using technical med terminology as political rhetoric to scare people. cbs19news.com/story/48939904…
Actually, it’s his Astroturfed “Moms for Liberty” that is rolling this out nationally at his direction. > #DeSantis inspires push to make book bans in Republican-controlled states easier livenowfox.com/news/desantis-…
1) Unmasking “Moms for Liberty” - a nonprofit claiming to advocate for “parental rights,” appears to be using parents as pawns to advance a far-right agenda. mediamatters.org/critical-race-…
2) We must emancipate U.S. kids from groups like Moms for Liberty
Some media outlets tend to give the ultraconservative, book-banning organization a pass for its links to #extremism. Here’s why that’s a mistake. msnbc.com/the-reidout/re…
#Debtceiling deal includes permitting reforms. People familiar w/the provisions, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the language includes review timelines + a lead agency charged with shepherding a project’s #environmental review. eenews.net/articles/debt-…
1) The bipartisan agreement includes language to ease transmission deployment and address storage for renewable energy development, but the particulars remain under wraps.
2) Democrats, for their part, are circulating talking points about the White House not giving in on judicial reviews for energy projects and protecting key portions of the National Environmental Policy Act and other landmark laws.
1) Saurav Ghosh, dir of federal campaign finance reform at the Campaign Legal Center, said while the right conditions of contribution limits have been applied by #DeSantis PAC in soliciting the donations, their actions 2 raise $ blurs the line that separates super PAC + campaign.
2)Super PACs R supposed 2 be independent, + this sure doesn’t look like independence,” he said. “[The draft committee entity] doesn’t change the fact that the super PAC appears 2 have underwritten cost of fundraising 4 that entity, which is tantamount 2 paying costs 4 thecampaign
Since ‘21 lawmakers proposed nearly 900 anti-#LGBTQ+ bills, nearly 500 of which were introduced this year in 49 state legislatures+Congress. Many bills target rights of #transgender people by curtailing “basic healthcare, education, legal recognition & the right to publicly exist
DeSantis set to relaunch migrant flight program with 3 new vendors
The program, which could start as soon as contracts are finalized, will involve an undetermined number of migrants and could last until June 30, 2025. #immigrationtampabay.com/news/florida-p…
1) Picked were #ARS Global Emergency Management, #GardaWorld Federal Services & the co that carried out last year's migrant flights 2 Martha's Vineyard: #Vertol Systems Co. Inc. That's according to a "notice of intent to award" notice published on Monday. vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com/search/bids/de…