States sue TikTok, alleging platform is addictive, harms kids' mental health

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia sued TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of “deceiving” the public about the dangers and abusing and harming young users. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 14 attorneys general, each filing a lawsuit in state court […]
Chasten Buttigieg: 'I hope to inspire my kids' as much as Tim Walz does

Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, said Thursday he wants to inspire his children the way Tim Walz inspired his own, following the Minnesota governor’s moving speech on the eve of accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination. “I want to inspire kids to tears like Gus Waltz when they see me speak of […]
A tale of two states: Arizona and Florida diverge on expanding kids' health insurance – The Washington Post

Arizona and Florida, which have among the nation’s highest rates of uninsured children, set goals last year to expand their safety nets to provide health insurance to people under the age of 18. But the two companies’ plans to expand coverage highlight key ideological differences over the government’s role in subsidizing children’s health insurance: how […]