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Supreme court justices appear skeptical about Biden’s student debt relief plan – as it happened

Signature policy at risk as conservatives argue president does not have authority to lessen debt burden

The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2023

LOCALIZE IT: Borrowers await verdict on nixing student loans

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The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

What is at Stake in Florida Higher Ed Reform Bill?

A poorly drafted and conceptually ambitious upending of norms of state university independence

Reason · Feb 28, 2023

Florida court denies habeas corpus petition for fetus of jailed woman

Although the case was decided on a technicality, a dissenting judge on panel said the court should have rejected the claim on its merits

The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2023

As 2024 nears, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis looms large over Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas

DeSantis and Abbott often appear to be locked in an unspoken ideological arms race as they take turns leading and then following one another, enacting policies and backing bills that push both states further to the right.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 28, 2023

House Republicans eye congressional support staff as next oversight target

A little-noticed committee is offering a glimpse into the House GOP's priorities.

Axios · Feb 28, 2023

Chicago voters go to the polls

Welcome to the Tuesday, February 28 Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Feb 28, 2023

Editorial: Lawmakers must ask, why should taxpayers bail AG Ken Paxton out on this screw-up?

It sometimes seems that there is no check on Attorney General Ken Paxton’s malfeasance and ineptitude.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings should spur a national discussion on militarism

As another observance of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday passed and we once again celebrate Black History Month, I’m still haunted by Jonathan Eig’s recent op-ed, “We have lost sight of MLK’s radical vision.” He argues that we have romanticized King’s message and “lost sight of his radical…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 28, 2023

Martin Schram: Remembering — and maybe rethinking — Carter’s presidency

As Jimmy Carter began his hospice care at home in his rural Plains, Georgia, precisely where he wanted to be for his final transition, well-wishers from politics and the media began reflecting about how our 39th president’s greatest contributions came after he left Washington.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023