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According to a ProPublica record, legislators demand that the CDC track vitamin K shot refusals.
Cengiz Yar/ProPublica. Cause images: Documents provided by Getty Images and ProPublica. Two members of Congress have urged government officials to address what they described as” a growing and preventable public health crisis” involving families refusing their newborns ‘ long-term vitamin K shots, which has caused uncontrollable bleeding and even death in some of those babies.
Trump Urges Remaining Bipartisan Election Commission Members Before Midterms Pushes Out
iStockphoto The three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission have been pushed over by President Donald Trump, leaving the republican body in limbo as he tries to restructure how elections are conducted in advance of this year’s midterm elections. Many publications with knowledge of the situation told ProPublica, which was the first to report
Housing Allowances for Needy People in New York haven’t increased in a long time. That is unlawful, a petition claims.
Because the state’s security allowance for rent is so small, Minerva Pacumio, 54, claims she cannot afford to evict from her Queens, New York, apartment because she cannot afford a small apartment there. She is a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against New York last month that seeks an increase in the salary. / ProPublica/Zaydee
Texas Tech System Sued For Chancellor Brandon Creighton’s Restrictions on Race and Gender
This week, a group of professors filed a lawsuit against the Texas Tech University ( TTU) System and Chancellor Brandon Creighton, accusing the former state senator of “imposing a straitjacket” on faculty members. On Wednesday, the Texas American Association of University Professors, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, filed a lawsuit against Creighton
BlackRock and Charles Schwab Make Millions in Investments to the Texas Stock Exchange.
This week, the Texas Stock Exchange ( TXSE ) made its official debut, trading a particular group of test securities. Following the opening on Monday, thousands of businesses will continue to be introduced through a steady implementation strategy. By the end of July, all National Market System symbols may be life, and live trading will
Political Comptroller Nominee Supports Plan to Spend Billion from Texas ‘” River Day Fund”
State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin ), the Democratic nominee for comptroller in the November 2026 election, endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa’s (D-Austin ) campaign pledge to send$ 1,500 to each Texas household, but also suggested an alternative way to use it. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts may oversee the Economic Stabilization Fund, also
In time experiencing, the Texas Senate Committee Revisits the THC Ban and Regulation.
Following Gov. Jerry Brown’s resignation, the Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee held a reading on Tuesday to discuss the socioeconomic effects of THC. Greg Abbott’s veto of the Legislature’s act prohibiting THC merchandise that was passed last year. Representatives from the medical, legal, and advocacy sectors were testified for the committee under the
One million Social Security Numbers were Exposed by a Puerto Rico federal agency
Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica instance According to Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica, the government agency that collects property taxes in Puerto Rico unintentionally exposed the Social Security numbers of nearly 1 million people. It was the government of Puerto Rico’s latest security lapse, which has seen systems breaches disrupt government services, shut down websites, and result
The Chief Legal Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Resigning Virtually a Time Before Closing the Mandatory Period.
… Gen. Eric Widmar U.S. Army The most recent in an exodus of the government’s top leaders and lawyers over the past 18 months is the top legal counsel to the seat of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the deputy defense adviser to President Donald Trump and protection secretary Pete Hegseth. Brig. Generic Widmar stated
Prospect for Democratic governor Gina Hinojosa Proposes$ 1,500 in a transaction to Texas’s households
In support of legislation that would pay each Texas household$ 1,500 if she defeated incumbent governor, promised state representative Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin ), the party’s nominee for governor this year. Greg Abbott in November. During a visit stop at a Houston grocery store on Tuesday, the campaign pledge was unveiled, according to a press release.
As Iran conversations continue, the Texas oil market indicates that production will increase.
Energy companies are restarting oil rig in the largest cutting market in the United States following a period of severe provide constraints brought on by the Iran War of 2026. According to energy firm Baker Hughes, the national tally of working machines reached its highest level since May 2025 next year. Texas, which has been
New Report on” Rogue” District Attorneys in Texas Requires State-Level Measures
A recent study from a Texas think tank found a link between area attorneys’ non-prosecution policies and increased crime. However, the group suggests that Texas lawmakers may contemplate reforms following year because there aren’t many state options for dealing with so-called “rogue” prosecutors. Ross Jackson, a senior policy analyst for Right on Crime at the
