It’s official! We’re hiring a vice president to serve as my business and strategic partner at 19thnews — a role critical to our organization as we scale up our fundraising capacity and other non-journalism functions.

Apply by May 20 at 9 a.m. CT.

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Thanks Covering Climate Now for the great interview!

It was fun to reflect on how I think about this beat after two years on the job with 19thnews as their first climate and gender reporter.

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President Biden doubled down on his support for care workers, family caregivers & advocates Tuesday, recommitting to previous promises to bring back the child tax credit, increase child care funding and bolster staffing in nursing homes.
Via Sara Luterman:
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Tesla's factory floors are hotbeds of disgusting, flagrant racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and safety hazards. I combed through more than 50 legal complaints, government records, and spoke to workers to get a complete picture: thenation.com/article/societ…

Abortion will be almost completely illegal in Arizona following a ruling issued Tuesday by the state’s Supreme Court that upholds a ban passed in 1864.
More here: 19thnews.org/2024/04/arizon…

Former President Donald Trump said in a video released Monday that he would not support a specific national limit on abortion but said it should be up to individual states to determine “by vote or legislation or perhaps both.'
By Shefali Luthra:
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If Biden's latest student loan debt proposal is finalized, it would erase accrued interest for 23 million borrowers, the outstanding balances of over 4 million borrowers, and relieve at least $5K in debt for more than 10 million borrowers.
By Nadra Nittle:
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Chabeli Carrazana One bright-ish spot is the rates for disabled women, which are better than a year ago (data aren't seasonally adjusted). Unemployment down, EPOP and participation up: bls.gov/news.release/e…