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January 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Dogs of the World book! sitting on top of a Dogs of the World poster.
January 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Medicaid messaging preview for BlueSky thought-leaders:

MAGA is coming for Medicaid. They're using the language of policy wonks (e.g. "per capita caps") to hide what they're intending to do: cut Medicaid.

Call them cuts. Clarity matters.
Medicaid Per Capita Caps versus Cuts Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: "Per Capita Caps". Description: Medicaid is a government-run health insurance program for low-income individuals. Some lawmakers are proposing changes to Medicaid. Each state receives matching funding from the federal government based on the program's actual costs. This proposal would shift Medicaid funding to a per capita model, meaning there would be a limit placed on how much the federal government would spend on Medicaid. States with program costs that are over the limit would be responsible for the remaining costs. Do you support or oppose this proposal? All likely voters — Support: 39%, Oppose: 50% Democrat — Support: 26%, Oppose: 66% Independent / Third party — Support: 34%, Oppose: 58% Republican — Support: 53%, Oppose: 30% January 10–11, 2025 survey of 606 likely voters. Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: "Cuts". Description: Medicaid is a government-run health insurance program for low-income individuals. Some lawmakers are proposing changes to Medicaid that would result in cuts to Medicaid's funding. Do you support or oppose this proposal? All likely voters — Support: 24%, Oppose: 70% Democrat — Support: 13%, Oppose: 83% Independent / Third party — Support: 23%, Oppose: 70% Republican — Support: 37%, Oppose: 56% January 10–11, 2025 survey of 595 likely voters.
January 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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A pregnancy center can bill Texas $14 for distributing diapers that cost the center just over $.25. And before parents can get those diapers, they must take a class that the center can bill the state $30 for each hour of class a client attends.

with CBS News
(Published July 2024)
How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability
Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. The system is meant to help growing families, but it’s riddled with waste and lacks…
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January 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM