Rainy days are great for reading. Here’s this week’s list.
Tampa Bay Times: Treasure Island commissioners fire city manager [former GF deputy city manager] after 9 months
NPR: Fight builds over USDA’s demand for sensitive food stamp data
The Washington Post: GOP hard-liners block Trump’s massive tax and immigration package
Governing: Montana’s housing push continues: ‘We made it a Republican issue’
Daily Inter Lake: Transformation of Kalispell Center Mall aims to make it a downtown destination
NPR: Why aren’t Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
Associated Press: Georgia’s anti-abortion law keeps brain-dead pregnant woman Adriana Smith on life support
The Washington Post: Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a ‘more aggressive form’ of prostate cancer, a spokesman says
NPR: White House welcomes Afrikaners to the U.S., but drops protection for Afghan allies
Reuters: Brazil meatpacker JBS sees slim trade war impact as Q1 earnings top forecasts
Associated Press: Israel says it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza after nearly 3 months of blockade
NPR: Calif. fertility clinic bombing suspect likely dead, FBI says
KFF Health News: Pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs
The Wall Street Journal: New allegations about timing of Pfizer Covid vaccine passed to House panel
The Washington Post: Staff cuts forced this forecast office to shut overnight. Then, a tornado hit.
NPR: 8th Circuit rules on Voting Rights Act in North Dakota case
Associated Press: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka set to appear in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facility
Route Fifty: Senate votes to repeal rule allowing Wi-Fi hotspot loans
The New York Times: The F.D.A. has approved three ‘natural’ food colorings
Associated Press: The U.S. has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks
FERN, The Guardian, Consumer Reports: Kroger’s murky sales tactics squeeze customers
The Washington Post: Supreme Court maintains block on some Trump deportations of migrants under use of wartime power
The New York Times: When getting out of Jail means a deadly walk home
CyberScoop: DHS won’t tell Congress how many people it’s cut from CISA
Defense News: Senate confirms Meink as next Air Force secretary
Associated Press: US overdose deaths fell 27 percent last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
NPR: Biden-era rule widens path to green cards for temporary workers
Reuters: Ukraine calls on allies to keep pressure on Russia after talks yield no ceasefire
NPR: Poland prepares military for threat of invasion by Russia
The Washington Post: Sudden fees. No warning. Welcome to shopping with tariffs in 2025.
The New York Times: 20 states sue Trump over immigration demands and threats to cut funding
Route Fifty: Report: Text reminders for court hearings can help boost justice system efficiency
NPR: DOJ may drop case against Boeing over deadly 737 Max crashes, despite families’ outrage
Reuters: Trump administration to audit billions in energy grants awarded under Biden
NPR: DOGE tried to embed in the GAO, which is part of Congress
The New York Times: How Dartmouth has avoided Trump’s retribution so far
The New York Times: Trump’s push to defund Harvard prompts clash over veteran suicide research
The Economist: Crypto has become the ultimate swamp asset
The New York Times: Newsom asks cities to ban homeless encampments, escalating crackdown
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cuts could make housing Atlanta’s homeless population harder, advocates say
NPR: DOGE tried to embed in the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
CyberScoop: FBI warns of fake texts, deepfake calls impersonating senior U.S. officials
NPR: A matchmaking service with a twist: Connecting big givers to programs cut by USAID
The Washington Post: Kennedy Center employees announce plans to unionize after Trump’s takeover
The Atlantic: How the best restaurants can make you feel
The New York Times: The five-figure reason hot restaurants are moving to OpenTable
