(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest June 11, 2024 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-11 OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. Please feel free to share your articles and stories in the comments. Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois Planned Parenthood clinics see uptick in Southerners seeking abortions since overturning of Roe by Kaitlin Washburn Planned Parenthood clinics in Illinois are treating a record number of patients as the anniversary approaches for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. More patients are also traveling greater distances to get abortions in Illinois, Planned Parenthood of Illinois reported Monday. Following the ruling in June 2022 in the Dobbs v. Jackson case that allowed states to ban or restrict abortion access, the organization has seen a 47% increase in abortion care provided at its clinics. “We know banning or restricting abortion does not stop the need for abortion care,” said Jennifer Welch, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Nearly a quarter of patients traveled from 41 different states over the last two years, according to a news release from Planned Parenthood. The majority of out-of-state patients came from Wisconsin and Indiana. Prior to the Dobbs decision, only about 3% to 5% of patients were from out of state, according to the release. Detroit Free Press: Former President Donald Trump to hold roundtable discussion in Detroit Saturday by Todd Spangler Former President Donald Trump will return to Michigan this weekend, holding a community roundtable at the 180 Church in northwest Detroit. The event comes as Trump — who is de facto Republican presidential nominee this year — is set to give the keynote speech at the People's Convention being held by Turning Point Action at Huntington Place in Detroit this weekend. Turning Point Action is a nonprofit founded to "embolden the conservative base through grassroots activism and provide voters with the necessary resources to elect true conservative leaders," according to its website. It also comes as he's trying to attract Black voters to his reelection campaign. The timing of the keynote speech hasn't been released nor has the names of those participating in the "community roundtable," which is set to take place at 4 p.m. Saturday at the 180 Church at 13660 Stansbury Ave. in Detroit. It was not immediately clear if it would be open to the public or if audience members would be asked to get free tickets, as has often been the case in the past. Texas Tribune: With new platform, Texas Democrats may find common ground with Republicans on housing affordability crisis by Joshua Fletcher Texas Democrats and Republicans may be approaching a bipartisan consensus on how to tackle the state’s housing affordability crisis at a time when a majority of Texans say they spend too much money on keeping a roof over their heads. The Texas Democratic Party over the weekend adopted a platform that includes calls to relax local zoning regulations that determine what kinds of housing can be built and where. Housing experts and advocates argue those rules drive up home prices and rents by preventing real estate developers from building enough homes to meet demand. The platform calls for “ending racially motivated exclusionary forms of zoning which limit the supply of affordable housing options” and “undoing segregation era land use restrictions that divide communities, drive displacement, and fuel rising housing costs to this day,” among other measures intended to ease the state’s housing crunch. Arizona Republic: Tucson's groundwater is partially contaminated by 'forever chemicals.' Feds want it fixed by Sarah Lapidus The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is demanding the U.S. Air Force and Arizona National Guard take action as concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” are increasing in the groundwater in a historically contaminated area on Tucson’s south side. The EPA found the pollution came from the nearby military properties and ordered them to clean up the contamination. High concentrations of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, were detected in Tucson's groundwater near the Tucson International Airport at the National Guard base and at a property owned by the U.S. Air Force. The contaminants threaten the groundwater extracted at a water treatment run by Tucson Water in the Tucson Airport Remediation Project area, known as TARP. That water was intended for drinking, the EPA said in its May 29 order. NBC10-Boston: MBTA fueling hiring blitz with first $3B budget by Chris Lisinski MBTA overseers stamped unanimous approval Tuesday on the agency's first budget to surpass $3 billion, embracing a plan that drains savings in a bid to expand the workforce and improve service. The fiscal year 2025 plan boosts spending 11% over fiscal 2024 while anticipating a 10% growth in revenue, much of which stems from a one-time redirection of federal maintenance funds. T officials expect the increase in outlays will continue a hiring blitz that started under Gov. Maura Healey. The budget funds more than 8,000 employee positions, about 440 more than the fiscal 2024 plan, and incorporates wage and benefit bumps covered by collective bargaining last year. A range of experts, including federal safety watchdogs, have argued that the MBTA needs more workers to improve service that for years has been plagued by disruptions. The T is also partway through a major repair campaign that, by leaning on a string of temporary shutdowns, aims to lift all remaining slow zones by the end of the year. The New York Times: Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Ban on Transgender Care for Minors by Patricia Mazzei Key parts of a Florida law that bans gender transition care for minors and imposes hurdles on adults seeking such care are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Judge Robert L. Hinkle of Federal District Court in Tallahassee sided with advocacy groups and three families who had said that the law stripped them of parents’ rights to make medical decisions for their transgender children. In a 105-page order, Judge Hinkle said that “gender identity is real” and that a “widely accepted standard of care” includes puberty blockers and hormone treatments that Florida unlawfully banned. “The State of Florida can regulate as needed but cannot flatly deny transgender individuals safe and effective medical treatment — treatment with medications routinely provided to others with the state’s full approval so long as the purpose is not to support the patient’s transgender identity,” Judge Hinkle wrote. NBC News: Hunter Biden's guilty verdict upends a top Trump talking point by Jonathan Allen, Allan Smith, and Katherine Doyle Former President Donald Trump's argument about the "weaponization" of the justice system just ran smack into a Delaware jury's conviction of President Joe Biden's son Hunter. The result, according to some Republicans, is a major blow to one of Trump's favorite talking points — and a boost to Biden's case that he respects the rule of law. “Hunter Biden’s conviction definitely weakens the argument,” said Dan Eberhart, a major Republican donor who backs Trump and thinks he should be focused on the economy rather than court cases. “To me, the justice system is working.” The younger Biden, 54, was found guilty Tuesday on three counts related to his illegal purchase of a handgun when he was using narcotics. The elder Biden was a major proponent of the so-called Brady Bill, which made it a crime for addicts to buy guns, and it was a special prosecutor working under his Justice Department who prosecuted his son. The Washington Post: In Trump’s orbit, some muse about mandatory military service by Juliann Ventura and Julian Andreone [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/11/2246188/-Overnight-News-Digest-June-11-2024?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/