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GOP lawmakers ready to move on from Obamacare fight, but some attorneys general haven’t given up

After the latest Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, Republican lawmakers are ready to move on from the Obamacare fight even as their party’s state attorneys general vow to fight on. SUPREME COURT FINDS TEXAS HAS NO STANDING TO CHALLENGE OBAMACARE Although the Supreme Court ruled against the latest attempt by 18 Republican-led… Read More »

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner addresses diversity and inclusion efforts in COVID-19 fight

Loading the player… Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said cities need to do more to change systemic inequities that have become exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and pointed to his city’s COVID-19 relief programs for businesses that target historically underresourced areas.  Speaking at one of UC Berkeley’s events featuring Black mayors on Tuesday, Turner called the… Read More »