Month: April 2018

Meet the Indian-American doctor vying to replace Rep. Trent Franks

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In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Hiral Tipirneni talked to her three kids about the importance of civic engagement, of standing up for the issues you think are important, and of the value of women in politics. In response, Tipirneni’s daughter Mira — who was 19 years old at the time — told her mother to put her money where her mouth was.

“She basically threw down the gauntlet,” Tipirneni recounted in an interview with ThinkProgress.

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The anti-choice movement is suddenly obsessed with Cardi B

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Everyone has an opinion on Cardi B’s decision to have a baby, and now so do the anti-choicers.

The anti-choice movement and its supporters are capitalizing on a recent radio interview with Cardi B. In the interview, the rapper explains why she decided against having an abortion, after many people criticized her for having a baby amidst stardom. But the anti-choice crowd has ignored much of what she said during the interview, and in the process, simplified a conversation about ...

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A red state just added Medicaid expansion to the November ballot

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Utah residents are going to vote on Medicaid expansion in November, after organizers got enough signatures to put the item on the ballot.

The advocacy group, Utah Decides Healthcare, submitted more than 165,000 signatures on Monday to put a “clean” Medicaid expansion on the November ballot — about 50,000 more signatures than required. The news came less than a month after Gov. Gary Herbert (R) approved legislation requesting federal approval for a conservative Medi...

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This pro-choice, pro-immigrant Mennonite could be Lancaster’s next member of Congress

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LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA — Those outside of Pennsylvania’s Amish country may be surprised to hear of Lancastrians gathering to protest the Muslim ban, or standing in solidarity with Charlottesville, or demanding that their congressman hold a town hall on health care, or calling for a Dream Act. But that open-arms, open-door spirit is embedded into the state’s and county’s history.

Jess King knows that spirit well. The Pennsylvania native, who was born and rais...

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From mandatory sick leave to Obamacare safeguards, New Jersey had a good healthcare week

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A trove of progressive health care bills are now on the desk of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D). On Thursday, lawmakers in the state sent him several measures like mandatory paid sick leave, knowing the governor is all but certain to sign them — unlike his Republican predecessor Chris Christie.

Once the bills are signed, New Jersey would become the 10th state to enact a paid sick leave law — a critical workplace benefit that helps employees balance work, family, and medi...

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