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Federal Judge Orders New Majority-Black District In Georgia, Warns Legislature Not To Jerk Him Around thumbnail

Federal Judge Orders New Majority-Black District In Georgia, Warns Legislature Not To Jerk Him Around

A federal judge in Georgia ordered a redraw of both the state’s congressional and legislative maps Thursday, mandating that one new majority-Black congressional district and seven majority-Black legislative districts be added. In a 500-plus-page whopper of an opinion, U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled that the maps discriminated against Black voters in violation of Section
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New federal program targets abandoned crab, lobster traps

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of abandoned crab and lobster traps, which can dilute harvests and kill other fish in coastal waters from Maine to Alaska.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has chosen William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science to anchor the
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Can a federal judge overturn the FDA? Abortion pill case to decide. thumbnail

Can a federal judge overturn the FDA? Abortion pill case to decide.

A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing a lawsuit from Christian conservatives aimed at overturning the Food and Drug Administration’s more than two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Federal agencies offer updates on TEFCA, interoperability milestones

On February 13, the government leaders thanked the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and six Qualified Health Information Networks (QHIN) for working to create a nationwide interoperability network under the 21st Century Cures Act.  The 'Network of Networks'  At the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, Secretary Xavier Becerra presented certificates
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