BREAKING: The U.S. government charges former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds. apnews.com/article/trump-…

If there are makers and takers in the American economy, one thing is for sure: blue states are the makers.

UPDATE: #Missouri Supreme Court rules to keep Amendment 3 on the November ballot.

In case you missed it on KGOU - Your NPR Source -- Oklahoma Watch on the state's "anything goes" private school accreditation. "...schools need only report the name of their accreditor. There is no verification beyond that, and any accreditor goes." oklahomawatch.org/2024/08/23/any…

I reported today that the NYPD has been *throwing out* cases of police misconduct *without even looking at the evidence* Under the current commissioner--who just got his phone seized by the feds--they've been doing it even more 400+ cases just this year propublica.org/article/nypd-t…

Court won't allow public money to be spent on private schools in South Carolina apnews.com/article/south-…

Past 72 hours: 1. biggest ever one-month drop in online grocery prices 2. biggest ever one-week drop in shipping container rates 3. McDonald's extends $5 value meal 4. Disney cut ad-tier streaming price 5. Gasoline futures imply an imminent sub-$3 national average

BREAKING: A North Dakota judge struck down the state's abortion ban on Thursday, ruling that residents "have a fundamental right to choose abortion" before the fetus is viable. trib.al/kZ7SxCy

Home Depot to pay $2 million settlement for overcharging customers abc7.la/3ZrhkDn

A healthy 28-year-old mom is dead. Not because doctors couldn't help her; because they refused until it was too late. Because they feared HELPING HER would land them in prison. A young mom is dead. A 6-year-old boy lost his mom. "Everybody wanted this," Donald Trump told us.

Oklahoma's poverty rate ranks sixth in the nation, according to the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey released last week. The state moved from eighth place in 2022. kosu.org/local-news/202…

"The state of Ohio is giving taxpayer money to private, religious schools to help them build new buildings and expand their campuses, which is nearly unprecedented in modern U.S. history." ProPublica propublica.org/article/ohio-t…

51-44: Republicans block a bill that would establish a federal right to IVF access. The legislation again fails to break the filibuster on a procedural vote.

BREAKING: The Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a sizable half-point, signaling an end to its inflation fight. apnews.com/article/intere…

"The U.S. economy is in a good place and our decision today is designed to keep it there." Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Fed's move to cut interest rates by 0.50 percentage points will help push the country's economy in a positive direction. He added that while

New Census data from 2023 shows Oklahoma ranks as the 6th poorest state in the nation. bit.ly/3XYZU01

CNBC: The S&P and Dow just hit the highest levels ever recorded in history

Oklahoma is set to spend $600 million in the first three years of a new tax credit program to cover private school tuition and fees. But how much each private school ultimately receives must be kept secret. #oklaed tulsaworld.com/news/local/edu…

The FBI released its annual US crime estimates for 2023 today, reporting an 11.6% decline in murder — further evidence that Trump’s narratives of exploding crime are complete nonsense. cc: Jeff Asher

After Amari Marsh had a miscarriage, South Carolina prosecutors jailed her without bond, charged her with murder/homicide by child abuse, and threatened her with life imprisonment. The criminalization of pregnancy loss in red states after Dobbs: cnn.com/2024/09/23/hea…