Becky Fast

Democratic women have made history tonight:

Abigail Spanberger will be the first female governor of Virginia.

Mikie Sherrill will be the first female Democratic governor of New Jersey.

I’m looking forward to seeing these strong, dedicated leaders deliver a bright future for their states. 🎉

Here’s How Much Obamacare Prices Are Rising Across the Country The new prices make it official: Americans will need to pay more for insurance next year if extra subsidies are allowed to expire.

Republicans are threatening Americans’ health care—again.

If they take away the ACA tax credits, a 60-year-old making $65K could see premiums jump from $460 to $1,380/month.

They’re holding the government hostage to raise your health costs.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

🌿 Go Green 2025 was a huge success! The attendance was double that in previous year for the annual Environmental Fair at the Powell Community Center in Mission. Many opportunities to learn about sustainability, recycling, native plants, and more — plus giveaways and fun for all ages!

I am proud to have organized Johnson County's first Water Summit that brought together community and municipal leaders, elected officials and water professionals from around Johnson County and the state of Kansas last Friday for collaboration to protect and preserve our critical water resources.

Johnson County mediation program helps more than 700 families avoid eviction in 3 years KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson found out there's a stronger chance of families avoiding eviction if they live in Johnson County.

In 2023, Commissioner Fast got McEntee on board, along with the sheriff's office and the county's housing services, to create a mediation program.

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A graph of year-on-year change in nonfarm payrolls among the 50 largest metro areas by population

As US job growth slows, 11 major metro areas have lost jobs over the last year

Fastest growth: Charlotte (2.5%), San Juan (2.3%), Richmond (2.2%), San Antonio (1.9%), Philadelphia (1.9%)

Largest decline: Milwaukee (-.7%), St. Louis (-.6%), SF (-.5%), DC (-.3%), Denver (-.2%)

Soybean farmer reacts to Trump’s bailouts:

"A government payment is nothing more than throwing a dollar bill on a spilled glass of milk . It's designed to not make us whole as farmers, and that's the biggest misnomer of all... This is a man-made disaster. This is caused by this administration"

Democratic Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez receives $2 million boost for Wisconsin governor’s race Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez's campaign for governor will receive a significant financial boost as the Democratic primary field continues to grow.

With @demlgs support, we’ll take our message to all 72 counties, build the strongest campaign in the field, and make sure we take our fight to lower costs, protect health care, and defend our freedoms all the way to the governor’s office. #WIGOV

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The Future Is Female (and Fierce): Meet the Next Governors of VA and NJ Qualified. Proven. Unstoppable. These women are about to make history.

Rep. Sherrill is running for Gov of NJ & Spanberger is running for Gov of VA - women who are "breaking barriers with badass resumes."

Read the latest Digital Drumbeat. Then share posts (included) to rally support for these AMAZING candidates! #VoteNJ #VoteVA

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Kansas disability service providers say conflict of interest rule could cause ‘massive’ problems Complying with a federal policy designed to avoid conflicts of interest could cause “massive system disruption” for Kansans who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, an advocate told legis...

Complying with a federal policy designed to avoid conflicts of interest could cause “massive system disruption” for Kansans who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, an advocate told legislators.
Via @kansasreflector.com:
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8 ways Kansas Citians move the needle for democracy, health and community From redistricting pushback to lifesaving care and neighborhood advocacy, residents step up to shape the metropolitan area’s future.

From redistricting pushback to lifesaving care and neighborhood advocacy, residents step up to shape the metropolitan area’s future.

Trump's war on the war on poverty - Lawyers, Guns & Money One of the core policies of the second Trump administration is to cut SNAP in order to provide more upper-class tax cuts. But don’t worry, they have a solution — don’t measure the resulting increases ...

Trump administration cuts SNAP to pay for upper-class tax cut, proposes remedy of stopping studies of food insecurity
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this is why trump wants to go to semi-annual reports, so people will be clueless, so they can claim ‘that’s old news. We’re doing great now. Besides, biden anyway.’

Why stocks keep going up even as the economy softens Major stock indexes have climbed steadily upward through one piece of bad economic news after another.

Unemployment, worker pessimism, inflation and the deficit are all heading up while consumer sentiment is down. Yet the stock market has continued its climb, with the S&P 500 index closing Friday up more than 12% on the year, just shy of a record. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Missouri gerrymander would split KC along its ‘deepest racial divide’: Troost Ave. Under Missouri Republicans’ gerrymandered map, the so-called Troost Divide would carve up Kansas City again.

To take away Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II's seat, the Missouri GOP is splitting Kansas City into two districts along Troost Avenue, KC's historic segregation line.

But it has an intersection with another major thoroughfare in KC:

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard.

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Missouri House approves Trump-backed gerrymandered map that splits KC in 3 The gerrymandered congressional map would dilute the voting power of Kansas City under pressure from President Donald Trump.

The Missouri House has approved a map that silences Missouri voters and undermines democracy. This outrageous power grab is designed to gerrymander Representative Cleaver out of his seat, and we must continue to fight back.

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Epstein Survivors Press Conference
Sept 3rd, 10:30 a.m. ET
Tune in to support them.

the New England States have worked to established their own State level CDC

State steps in to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine Public health order counters potential limitations set by the USFDA

New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them.

States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.

Not sure whose fault it is primarily that most people don't seem to know that the president is basically a manager whose job is to carry out the will of Congress, and not The Country's Boss

Today is National Lighthouse Day honoring the historical and cultural significance of lighthouses.#NovaScotia

Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.

The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.

Cabot Trail this summer in Nova Scotia

From crisis to collapse: The attack on Head Start is another blow to child care • Minnesota Reformer It is unaffordable for families, and yet we don’t have enough resources to pay our teachers living wages.

Commentary: if childcare continues to lose federal funding, thousands of families will be unable to work. minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/01/f...

Historic Footage: Former president Harry Truman, wife Bess presented with first Medicare cards The ceremony took place at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, on January 20, 1966.

DID YOU KNOW? Sixty years ago, President Johnson signed the Medicare and Medicaid legislation at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, with President and Mrs. Truman seated at his side.

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I never wanted to go to Washington. I just wanted to serve people right here in North Carolina where I’ve lived all my life. But DC politicians are hurting working families, ripping away health care, and putting lives at risk.

And I’ve had enough.

Trump's record-low approval with independents | Weekly roundup for July 27, 2025 This week in political data: Gallup's newsy poll; New Pew benchmark data; Senate ratings; Manufacturing prices increase; and AI disrupting news traffic

A new poll from Gallup this week found just 29% of independents approve of how Trump is doing as president. That is a record low for him — even lower than his rating in Gallup's data taken just after Jan. 6, 2021, and almost as bad as Joe Biden's worst rating. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-rec...

For women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard study Women are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.

Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."