
Barbara Rodriguez
State Politics and Voting Reporter at The 19th News
State politics and voting reporter for @19thnews. She/her.
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2 days ago |
theafricanmirror.africa | Barbara Rodriguez |Nadra Nittle
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez and Nadra Nittle of <The 19th. Meet Barbara and Nadra and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. JOLENE Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries — suffering a stroke after the third. The stroke affected Marlee’s cognitive abilities — she’s in the second grade, but she cannot read yet.
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1 week ago |
19thnews.org | Barbara Rodriguez |Nadra Nittle
Published Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries — suffering a stroke after the third. The stroke affected Marlee’s cognitive abilities — she’s in the second grade, but she cannot read yet. A mainstream class with neurotypical students felt overwhelming, so Marlee mostly attends classes with kids who also have disabilities.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Barbara Rodriguez |Nadra Nittle
Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries — suffering a stroke after the third. The stroke affected Marlee’s cognitive abilities — she’s in the second grade, but she cannot read yet. A mainstream class with neurotypical students felt overwhelming, so Marlee mostly attends classes with kids who also have disabilities.
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1 week ago |
19thnews.org | Barbara Rodriguez
Published As House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to sell massive Medicaid cuts, he is leaning on a messaging strategy straight from the White House playbook: a policy in the name of protecting women. But while the Republican lawmaker claims he’s targeting men who are allegedly freeloading off of the program, the changes could be detrimental to the very people he says he wants to protect.
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2 weeks ago |
news.crossmap.com | Barbara Rodriguez
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