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Today at Ms. | July 2, 2025
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Governors in 12 Republican-Led States Reject Federal Funding for Summer Lunches [[link removed]]
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By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report | Thirteen states, all led by Republican governors, opted out of the federal SUN Bucks program this summer, which launched in 2024 and provides $120 in grocery benefits for eligible school-aged children during the months when school is out: Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.
“I think something people don’t always recognize is that summer is the hungriest time of year for families,” said Rachel Sabella, director of the nonprofit No Kid Hungry New York. SUN Bucks in particular gives families more flexibility during the summer to access food, she added.
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Quilt Honors Survivors of Forced Sterilization in California Prisons: ‘Together We Rise’ [[link removed]]
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By Emma Cieslik | A new quilt commemorating survivors of forced sterilization in California prisons exposes a long, ongoing history of reproductive and medical violence against incarcerated and marginalized women.
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The Big Beautiful Bill? A Big Bad Blow to Maternity Care [[link removed]]
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By Shariah Sanders | The “Big Beautiful Bill” is really a Big Bad Blow to millions suffering an already inadequate and inequitable maternity care system.
While policymakers debate in distant chambers, local organizations and midwife-led community-based initiatives are bracing to weather the coming storm.
(This essay is part of a collection presented by Ms. and the Groundswell Fund [[link removed]] highlighting the work of Groundswell partners advancing inclusive democracy.)
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Welcome to Speaking Freely: a First Amendment Podcast with Stephen Rohde. In this new series, First Amendment expert Stephen Rohde, who has litigated and written about freedom of expression for decades, will explore some of the most controversial free speech and free press cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court—looking at hot-button issues like hate speech, defamation, incitement, social media, obscenity, flag burning, espionage, and academic freedom.
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