Reps
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Reps. Neal Dunn (R-FL-02), and Mike Thompson (D-CA-04), introduced the Providing Realistic Opportunity To Equal and Comparable Treatment for Rare (PROTECT Rare) Act. This legislation will support patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases in getting evidence-based, medically necessary care covered by their health insurance. Over 90% […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07), Reps. Neal Dunn (R-FL-02), and Mike Thompson (D-CA-04), introduced the Providing Realistic Opportunity To Equal and Comparable Treatment for Rare (PROTECT Rare) Act. This legislation will support patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases in getting evidence-based, medically necessary care covered by their health insurance. Over 90% […]
First-term state Rep. Justin J. Pearson’s newly-formed political action committee is set to inject $100,000 into Van Turner’s Memphis mayoral campaign during the final three weeks of the race. Pearson, who raised about $1 million this year amid international outrage after being expelled from the state House for leading an anti-gun rally on the chamber […]
Good afternoon. Here’s the latest news you need to know in Chicago. It’s about an eight-minute read that will brief you on today’s biggest stories. — Matt Moore (@MattKenMoore) Weather 🌧️ This afternoon will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a high near 62 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a […]
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Democratic Florida Congressmen Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto joined with eight other members of U.S. Congress, including Rep. Kathy Castor from Tampa, to request a special enrollment period for Americans who would lose medical coverage when certain pandemic relief programs end. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is set to end […]
U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen and Suzan DelBene sent a letter to the head of the United States Postal Service saying efforts to increase staffing are insufficient SEATTLE — Recently, people in many areas of western Washington have had issues with the United States Postal Service. Those issues include long lines and mail delays in many […]
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat, and U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican, sailed to victories Tuesday over first-time candidates in their respective primaries in Colorado. DeGette, who has represented the Denver-based 1st Congressional District since 1996, fended off a spirited challenge from Neal Walia, who ran against the incumbent from the left, […]
click to enlarge PHILLIP HAMER Rena (Alex Jay) and Youngblood (Olajuwon Davis) in Jitney at The Black Rep. In a timeworn taxi station . . .
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Black congressman’s district would be dismantled under a map Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis submitted to state lawmakers Wednesday ahead of a special session that was called after the governor vetoed maps sent to him by the GOP-dominated Legislature. The Legislature has conceded control of the process to DeSantis, whose proposals […]
Kelly Kerwin. It’s not exactly a homecoming for Kelly Kerwin, who hails originally from nearby Missouri, but in taking the job of artistic director at Oklahoma City Rep, she is back near the nation’s heartland after years in Chicago’s theatre scene, at Yale, and in New York City, where her work as an artistic . […]