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BiL News Update #3: Nationwide Economic Blackout, Threat to Education, Kids and Guns, Caregivers Struggle, and More

BiL News Update #3: Nationwide Economic Blackout, Threat to Education, Kids and Guns, Caregivers Struggle, and More

Update: 2025-02-20
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Adrian Guess covers a variety of news in an effort to boost civic engagement and community participation. Sit back and listen well.


1st Segment (00:40 )

  • Nationwide Economic Blackout on February 28: What to Know About Boycott
  • DOGE, Education Department Threaten States’ Funding if They Don’t Cut DEI Programs
  • Which Agencies Have Been Hit by Federal Layoffs? What to Know About NPS, NIH, IRS, More
  • 4th Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
  • Invisible Crisis: America’s Caregivers and the $600 Billion Unpaid Cost of Their Labor
  • Before the Break: Ballot Initiatives Protecting Marriage Equality Advancing in Some States


2nd Segment (28:36 )

  • Americans' Credit Card Debt Reaches New High
  • Wisconsin Governor Floats Plan to Close 19th-Century Prison and Overhaul Corrections System
  • Kindergarteners Could Learn Gun Safety in School Under a Bill Gaining Momentum in Utah
  • Legislative Immunity Is a Privilege in Most States. A Speeding Ticket Could Change That in Arizona
  • This Kansas City ‘Wellness Court’ Takes a New Approach to Mental Health, Substance Use
  • Before the Break: 15 Cases of Measles Reported in Small West Texas County With High Rate of Vaccine Exemptions


Final Message (58:50 )

  • Cancer Patient Builds Victory Bell for Hospital Where He Volunteers


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BiL News Update #3: Nationwide Economic Blackout, Threat to Education, Kids and Guns, Caregivers Struggle, and More

BiL News Update #3: Nationwide Economic Blackout, Threat to Education, Kids and Guns, Caregivers Struggle, and More

Michele D'Innella and Adrian Guess