Thursday, April 20th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended his ruling on the mifepristone case until Friday, keeping the drug available for now. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an expansion of the "Don't Say Gay" bill, banning discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades. The Republicans released a budget proposal for 2024, including spending caps, repealing IRS funding, ending student loan forgiveness, and repealing tax credits. County commissioner Mark Jennings resigned in Oklahoma after being recorded making racist remarks. Chinese nationals were arrested in New York for operating an illegal police station, while a Wall Street Journal reporter remains jailed in Russia. Elon Musk's Twitter caused controversy by labeling the CBC as "government funded media." Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Politico: Alito extends reprieve for abortion pill access, maintaining status quo for 2 more days AP News: Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’; House OKs anti-LGBTQ bills Axios: McCarthy unveils $1.5 trillion debt ceiling package AP News: Oklahoma official who discussed killing reporters resigns NBC News: 2 Chinese nationals charged with operating a secret police station in NYC Washington Post: Evan Gershkovich, reporter jailed by Russia, appeals espionage arrest AP News: CBC ‘pausing’ Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label AP News: Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, April 20th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.2	by Betcha's Media.
0:07.2	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown
0:11.4	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.1	show there is.
0:17.4	Our Government Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who oversees emergency appeals from
0:25.8	the 5th Circuit, issued an order yesterday that will extend his last ruling on the Mifapristone
0:31.0	case until Friday.
0:33.0	This means that the drug is still available, including by mail, while the court decides
0:37.2	whether the most recent decision by the 5th Circuit, which scales back Mifapristone access
0:41.9	but does not ban it completely, should go into effect.
0:45.8	If they decide that it should, it would be possible to receive a prescription from Mifapristone,
0:50.4	but only up to seven weeks instead of 10.
0:53.2	It would remove access through telemedicine appointments, mail delivery, retail pharmacies,
0:58.2	and would pull the generic version of the drug.
1:01.0	This is what the court considers a middle ground approach, though the FDA and the drugs
1:05.0	manufacturer argue that this middle ground still amounts to a nationwide ban, given the
1:09.8	delays that would result from changing labeling and protocols.
1:13.2	Yeah, while the Robert's Court is famously good at moderating itself, no?
1:21.4	Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislative expansion of the so-called
1:25.6	Don't Say Gay Bill.
1:27.4	Instead of the original law that banned classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender
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