« back to news list Share this Published June 10, 2023 in eNews Numerical news from Policy Matters 15,000: When the Ohio House included a proposal in its budget bill that would have helped 15,000 children receive child care, we saw it as an all-too-rare example of lawmakers making good use of public resources. State Senate leadership cut that proposal. They also removed measures that would help more pregnant women afford health care and ensure babies, infants and children have ongoing health coverage. They even cut funding for food…
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Political Notes Banner: Support for Trans Healthcare, Democratic Stalemate on New Delegate, and more
Wes Moore offers more support to trans Marylanders Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order this week clarifying ways state agencies will protect gender-affirming health care. The order she signed during a Pride Month reception at the governor’s mansion with LGBTQIA leaders calls for state agencies to protect the individuals and organizations in Maryland involved in such assistance. It says state agencies must not provide information to support investigations or proceedings seeking to impose civil or criminal liability or professional penalties on suppliers or recipients. In short: Unless a…
Read MoreMental health is a political mirage
Responses to the killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train divided along predictable partisan lines: the left framed Neely’s death as a racially motivated murder, while the right defended Daniel Penny as a good Samaritan trying to protect minions from a man with a history of violent assaults. But regardless of their views on Penny’s culpability, liberals and conservatives broadly agreed that Neely’s untreated mental illness was a crucial factor. If only Neely had access to proper mental health services or if only the state had…
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