Homicides continued to decline in major U.S. cities — by more than 40% in some communities — during the first nine months of the year, according to new data that show the COVID-era crime wave evaporating. trib.al/5wXh81T

On behalf of the NAACP Michigan State Conference and the Sierra Club, we advocate for its [National Popular Vote] passage in Michigan, not as a political position, but as a moral imperative. NAACP Michigan Sierra Club Bridge Michigan bridgemi.com/guest-commenta…

☕️ Join us on Monday morning at the Napoleon Twp offices for our last coffee hour of the year and term (we'll have a happy hour next month in Ann Arbor) ☕️ 🗓 Mon, Nov 25 🕘 9:00-10:30am 📍Napoleon Twp offices (6755 Brooklyn Rd., Napoleon, MI 49261)

if you take Trump's threat to put a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods seriously, one of the first results would be an immediate increase in gas prices, especially in the midwest—Canadian pipeline-transported crude feeds key refineries throughout the US

🗓️ Tomorrow we mark #WorldAIDSDay. We are calling on people everywhere to rally around the theme, #UniteToReachAll. We must unite science, policy & activism to ensure all can seamlessly access the support & care they require. 🌐 Learn more & join us! iasociety.org/WAD2024

Scott Gottlieb: RFK Jr. "will cost lives" if he follows through on health plans trib.al/BEK23WQ

"It's been an honor to serve you." Debbie Stabenow has worked to make Michigan a better place for 50 years. Here are some highlights from her farewell address in the US Senate. We are so grateful for her dedication to Michigan and our country. Thank you, Senator!

Health care administrative costs are indeed much higher in the U.S. than in other countries. That's driven primarily by private insurance. In traditional Medicare, administrative costs total 1.3% of total spending.

📰 WaPo: “Democrats stand ready to extend the tax credits to ensure everyone has access to affordable health care,” Brad Woodhouse, executive director of Democrat-aligned advocacy group Protect Our Care, said in a statement Thursday. “It’s time for Republicans to get on board.”

Opinion: Michigan Legislature must pass driver's licenses for undocumented workers | Opinion freep.com/story/opinion/…

"...To truly deliver for working people, it is going to take all of us standing up and rejecting the politics of the status quo. In the years to come, we can elect candidates who will stand with working people and refuse to be bought by corporations. " 1/2

#NORAD has received reports from Defense Support Satellites indicating Santa has lifted off! Start tracking his journey with us at noradsanta.org/en 🎄 #NORADTracksSanta #NTS24

In his decades as a former president, he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, helped bring lifesaving treatments and sanitation to poor people around the world. nyti.ms/3VYnybi

Jimmy Carter’s work promoting global public health remembered as core piece of his legacy | my interview with ⁦William Brangham⁩ ⁦PBS⁩ ⁦PBS News⁩ pbs.org/newshour/show/…

In order to make his rich, billionaire buddies richer, Trump wants to kick millions off healthcare coverage and starve families. How does this help working families thrive?

In this leaked list of cuts, "lower FMAP floor" for Medicaid means states pay a higher proportion of Medicaid costs for enrollees - this just shoves fed costs to states so billionaires get more yacht money 🙄 x.com/cynthiaccox/st…

BREAKING: Judge Cannon has DENIED Nauta/DeOliveira's motion to BLOCK VOL I of the final Jack Smith report. She has set a HEARING as to VOL II on 1/17. Her order barring the release of VOL I expires in 11 hours. SCOTUS has that long to stop it's release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Atrocious. Public input to regulation changes is an important part of a functioning democracy. #HHSSec #RFKJr disallowing the public to participate just adds to the sinister authoritarianism we're seeing all across this administration

Happy Women's History Month! Help me honor our many elected women in Washtenaw and find ways to plug in to protect immigrants, refugees, LGBTQ+, and women's reproductive freedom at my first re-elelction fundraiser of the term 💖 secure.actblue.com/donate/march20… #Rheingans4Rep 1/2

.Chuck Schumer: "Would the Senator yield for a question?" Sen. Cory Booker: "Chuck Schumer, it's the only time in my life I can tell you no." Schumer: "I just wanted to tell you, a question, do you know you have just broken the record?"