Enjoy the sunshine Great Falls. Here’s this week’s reading list.
Associated Press: At least five U.S. states have active measles outbreaks, Texas largest with 400 cases
The New York Times: How are Trump’s tariff rates calculated?
The Washington Post: How cuts to EPA grant funding are hitting small western communities
NPR: Trump administration warns K-12 schools over DEI
Route Fifty: Cyber grant funding lapses soon and state leaders want it renewed
The New York Times: DOGE demands deep cuts at humanities endowment
The Washington Post: Supreme Court allows Trump officials to freeze teacher training grants while legal challenges continue
KFF Health News: ‘They won’t help me’: Sickest patients face insurance denials despite policy fixes
DefenseScoop: Trump fires Gen. Timothy Haugh from leadership of Cyber Command and NSA
DefenseScoop: Pentagon IG launches investigation into Hegseth’s involvement in ‘SignalGate’
The War Horse: Presidential timeline 2025
Foreign Affairs: Europe’s nuclear trilemma
The Washington Post: Democratic-backed Susan Crawford is projected to win Wisconsin Supreme Court race that attracted Musk, Soros and other big names
Route Fifty: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit that challenged Georgia’s electronic voting machine system
Reuters: Lawsuit accuses United Rentals, other construction equipment firms of price-fixing
KFF Health News: Montana’s small pharmacies behind bill to corral pharmacy benefit managers
The Associated Press: Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped?
The New York Times: Amazon said to make a bid to buy TikTok in the U.S.
StateScoop: North Dakota launches public-facing, online State Data Hub
Route Fifty: Cuts to federal health agency raise concerns about state and local impacts
Reuters: Dow and X-energy submit for construction permit for nuclear project in Texas
Politico: Supreme Court upholds FDA decision banning flavored vapes
Route Fifty: Cities lead bans on algorithmic rent hikes as states lag behind
KFF Health News: What’s lost: Trump whacks tiny agency that works to make the nation’s health care safer
Colorado Public Radio: In Colorado, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says climate change alarmism has hurt energy development
The New York Times: Tariffs are likely to hit U.S. renewable energy
Politico: America’s largest port is struggling to navigate Trump’s tariffs
Route Fifty: Public safety, government groups call for FirstNet reauthorization
The Economist: How politics shapes the world’s time zones
The Washington Post: Health workers told to contact dead director for discrimination complaints
The New York Times: The retro NYC subway map design nerds love makes a comeback
The Economist: How did the Catholic church go so wrong?
The Atlantic: The drink Americans can’t quit
The New York Times: Can climate-resilient chickens help fight poverty?
Scientific American: How microplastics get into our food
