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Analysis: How the recent elections might affect the Affordable Care Act

Thu, 2024-11-21 12:12 — mike kraft

Washington Power Has Shifted. Here’s How the ACA May Shift, Too. - KFF Health News With a new Trump administration poised to move into the White House and Republicans set to control both chambers of Congress, party leaders are making a to-do list for the Affordable Care Act. khnsamw KFF Health News

...some high-ranking Republican lawmakers — who will now have control over both the House and the Senate — have said revamping the landmark 2010 legislation known as Obamacare would be a priority. They say the law is too expensive and represents government overreach.

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UN’s Guterres urges COP29 negotiators to reach funding agreement after draft spurned

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:28 — mike kraft

UN’s Guterres pushes COP29 negotiators to seal deal after draft spurned As Baku summit winds down, rich and poor countries at odds over how fight against climate change will be financed. Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

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Developing countries plus China, an influential negotiating bloc, want at least $500bn from developed nations in the form of grants or money without strings attached, rather than loans that add to national debt.

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Cop29 climate finance deal setback; no agreement on funding levels

Thu, 2024-11-21 10:20 — mike kraft

Cop29 climate finance deal hits fresh setback as deadline looms Outcry after draft text contains only an ‘X’ instead of setting $1tn funding goal to support developing countries The Guardian

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Opinion: Improving builldings and infrastructure to strengthen resilience to climate changes

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:34 — mike kraft

Mitigation and adaptation: Building urban resilience to climate risks The challenges ahead are daunting, but we have the tools, data and collective responsibility to act decisively. With bold but science-based action, we can build a future that is both sustainable and resilient. For the international community, the time to act is now. Fang li,CGTN CGTN

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U.S. home insurance rates increase as climate change worsens disasters

Wed, 2024-11-20 09:21 — mike kraft

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs. Andrew J.

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Republicans are also working to Trump-proof their district's federal climate control funding

Fri, 2024-11-15 11:55 — mike kraft

It’s not just Democrats. Republicans are working to Trump-proof their climate money | CNN President Joe Biden’s climate law is on the chopping block as Republicans prepare to have full control in Washington. Ella Nilsen, Renée Rigdon CNN

President Joe Biden’s climate law is on the chopping block as Republicans prepare to have full control in Washington.

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How some commuinities cope with child poverty after child tax credit expired

Thu, 2024-11-14 14:15 — mike kraft

After Congress Ended Extra Cash Aid for Families, Communities Tackle Child Poverty Alone - KFF Health News The child tax credit passed by Congress at the height of covid has expired, but states and localities are trying to fill the gap with their own programs and funding. In Michigan, Rx Kids already covers every family with a new baby in Flint. Now, other communities aim to follow. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries, but agreement considered difficult

Thu, 2024-11-14 11:48 — mike kraft

COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries

BAKU, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change, economists told U.N. talks in Baku, where early efforts to reach a finance deal risk being overshadowed by diplomatic disputes.

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