Gretchen Whitmer warns state hospitals to provide abortions for ‘pregnant patients’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking action to protect “pregnant patients” from a change in federal guidance she alleges “will put thousands of lives at risk.”
Whitmer’s Bureau of Community and Health Systems issued a notice to all of the state’s hospitals on Tuesday “reiterating their responsibility to continue providing adequate and appropriate reproductive care to patients.”
“This letter comes after the recent revocation of guidance on how (the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) applies to pregnant patients, meaning that hospitals may be deterred or discouraged from providing life- or health-saving care, including abortions,” according to a release from the governor’s office. Click here to read more.
Massachusetts Schools May Risk Top Ranking to Lift Struggling Students
A high-stakes battle over the future of education is playing out in the state that has long had the best public schools in the nation – Massachusetts.
The likely overhaul of high school education and graduation requirements in Massachusetts is mostly aimed at lifting the academic performance of low-income black and Latino students who have been left behind in the state’s rise to the top. Leading the charge are progressive teachers’ unions and school administrations that want to broaden the scope of high school to include soft skills like teamwork and cultural awareness, as well as career training. The goal is to motivate students by aligning instruction with the workplace needs of a high-tech global economy.
But the architects of the sweeping 1990s reforms in Massachusetts that introduced high academic standards and accountability through testing are trying to hold the line. They fear that the focus on the fundamental subjects of English, math, and science – as well as the state’s top ranking – will be sacrificed along the way, hurting disadvantaged students most of all. Click here to read more.
After Raking In $800M In Taxpayer Dollars, Planned Parenthood Now Offers Trans Service
WASHINGTON D.C. - Planned Parenthood has long been synonymous with abortion, profiting from the violent destruction of preborn children. But now, the nation’s largest abortion chain has added another sinister revenue stream — mutilating young people in the name of “gender-affirming care.” It is past time for Congress to cut off the more than half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding that Planned Parenthood receives annually. Americans should not be forced to subsidize an organization that ends the life of preborn babies and irreversibly harms confused young people.
Planned Parenthood’s total revenue for 2023-24 was $2.03B, nearly the same as the previous fiscal year of 2022-23 at $2.05B. They took in a staggering $498 million just in donations in 2022 — and instead of improving the horrific conditions inside its clinics, it funneled much of it into advancing its radical political and legal agenda. In 2024 alone, the abortion giant spent $69.5 million to defeat pro-life Republican candidates and policies. Click here to read more.
Woman facing homelessness after refusing to give up beloved dog: ‘She’s my everything’
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – A woman in North Carolina found herself facing homelessness, but she said she’d rather sleep on the street than go to a homeless shelter.
Why? Because she refuses to abandon her 15-year-old dog, Sissy.
“I can’t get rid of her,” Velvet Berlin said. “She’ll die of a broken heart and abandonment.”
Berlin moved to the Kannapolis area several months ago after a family member’s death. That trauma led to her losing the place she was living at.
The only thing she has left is a shopping cart full of her last worldly possessions, and her 15-year-old dog Sissy, who she raised since she was a puppy.
Berlin has been outdoors for four months, and the blazing summer heat is taking its toll on her and her beloved dog.
“It’s hard on her, and it’s hard on me as well,” she said. Click here to read more.
NC Board of Elections approves three-part plan to collect missing ID numbers
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina State Board of Elections unanimously approved a plan to collect missing identification numbers for local voter rolls on June 24.
Driver’s license numbers and the last four numbers of Social Security numbers for state voters will be obtained for voters who lack either identification number in their records.
The plan was drafted after an NC Court of Appeals order to resolve outstanding lawsuits around voter registrations.
“I’ve said from day one that I am committed to bringing North Carolina into compliance with the law. I believe this three-part plan is the best way to ensure this happens,” said Sam Hayes, executive director of the State Board of Elections. “We are making this process as simple and straightforward as possible for the affected voters.” Click here to read more.
