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The Texas Tribune reports that, starting November 1, average premiums for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are projected to rise by 35.2% in Texas due to insurers reacting to increasing costs and the potential expiration of premium tax credits. This hik...
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Dr. Benjamin Chavis, the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, was honored in October as the Father of the Environmental Justice Movement during the Mississippi Statewide Environmental Climate Justice Summit hosted by Je...
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Dick Cheney passed away this week at 83, leaving behind a multifaceted legacy characterized by both influence and controversy in American political life. His tenure as vice president is heavily defined by the Iraq War, a significant expansion of exec...
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