988 LGBTQ+ youth crisis line restored after 14-month gap
The ‘Press 3’ option returned Tuesday following sustained pressure from lawmakers and advocates Specialized crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline were restored Tuesday, ending a 14-month gap that began when the Trump administration abruptly shut down the program in July 2025. The “Press 3” option, which connects LGBTQ+ young…
More than a quarter-million mail ballots went uncounted in the 2024 federal election
“When New Jersey announced in July that a voter registration snafu had allowed fewer than 400 noncitizens to vote since 2023, the response from Republicans — and much of the political press — was apoplectic,” said Jim Saksa, who wrote about the discarded ballots for Democracy Docket. More than 360,000 mail ballots cast in the…
Corporate America buying primary care at record pace—as doctor shortage gets worse
Two years after The New York Times reported that multibillion-dollar corporations were gobbling up primary care practices, the pace of consolidation has only accelerated. New research reveals that health insurers now control a rapidly growing share of the Medicare primary care market, even as the shortage of primary care doctors—who practice in one of medicine’s…
Phillips 66 workers in Linden authorize strike as contract deadline nears
Workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden have voted to authorize a strike as contract negotiations approach a Thursday deadline, adding a labor dispute to longstanding questions about the refinery’s environmental and economic impact on the city. Members of Teamsters Local 877 voted 92 percent in favor of authorizing a strike, with about…
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