Anti-abortion & abortion-rights groups have something in common: fear RFK Jr. could sway the election. 

'I am absolutely concerned. He could siphon folks away from the president'

'This should be troubling to the Trump camp. This should not be dismissed'
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New: Hospital leaders say the U.S. isn’t ready for an avian flu outbreak.

H5N1 is still considered a low risk to the public, but should it mutate and spread widely among humans, the health system may be set up to repeat Covid-era mistakes.

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NEW: President Joe Biden on Friday announced a final rule that will open up Obamacare plans to tens of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States as children but do not qualify for government health insurance because they lack legal status. politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

Mississippi’s Medicaid expansion proposal, after days of back and forth between the House and the Senate, appears to be dead for the year.

More from the good folks at Mississippi Today, who have done an amazing job covering all of this:

This is my general philosophy when it comes to state legislatures:

Until the legislature sine dies, 'nothing is dead, dead, dead.'

And, even then, there are always special sessions (if you can get one)!

Arizona lawmakers just repealed the state's 1864 abortion ban. The move will preserve access to the procedure for millions of women — but threatens to tarnish the political gold Democrats found in the Arizona Supreme Court's ruling last month. My latest: politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

BREAKING: Arizona lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's Civil War-era abortion ban. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign it as soon as it reaches her desk, though the repeal won't take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session.

The debate on Medicaid expansion in Mississippi continues! New deadline: tomorrow night.

Meanwhile in Mississippi...

Happening now: The Arizona Senate has just gaveled in. The chamber is expected to pass a repeal of the state's 1864 abortion ban today, with two Republican senators already on the record supporting repeal.

NEW: Dakotans for Health is submitting more than 55,000 signatures today to put a measure restoring abortion access on the November ballot. Major national abortion rights groups have not funded this effort bc it would allow restrictions after the first trimester. politico.com/news/2024/02/1…

The hard-working folks over at Mississippi Today have been doing amazing reporting on the Medicaid expansion fight in Mississippi.

Their latest on how Democrats could kill Medicaid expansion, which say believe is expansion in name only: