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Menthol Cigarettes

A Quarter of Smokers Quit Under Menthol Bans, Study Finds

New York TimesFebruary 22, 2024

Menthol image cropped

White House weighs menthol ban amid dueling health, political pressures

The Philadelphia TribuneJanuary 10, 2024

Menthol ban divides health, criminal-justice advocates

National JournalJanuary 9, 2024

The Word Justice Carved into Architecture of Marble Courthouse

Judge allows Mississippi to create state-run court in Black-majority capital city

The HillJanuary 1, 2024

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson

Federal appeals court temporarily delays new state-run court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital

PBS NewsHourJanuary 1, 2024

President Johnson Panel Discussion

Biden Admin Delaying Menthol Cigarette Ban Over Politics

CNNDecember 7, 2023

The U.S. Capitol Building - Daylight

The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2023

The HillDecember 6, 2023

Menthol Cigarette Photo

White House Delays a Decision on Banning Menthol Cigarettes

New York TimesDecember 6, 2023

Jackson Water Crisis Drive 33

Broad range of leaders and advocates applaud Biden-Harris Administration’s proposal to strengthen the lead and copper rule to protect communities from lead in drinking water

EPADecember 4, 2023

Masked Doctor and Patient Reviewing Paperwork

NAACP campaign targets Medicaid disenrollment

Bay State BannerNovember 29, 2023

President Johnson - AP Photo

White House steps up judicial confirmation efforts after slowdown

Washington PostAugust 14, 2023

Voting In Line - Early Voting

Minority groups sound alarm on AI, urge feds to protect ‘equity and civil rights’

Yahoo NewsJune 21, 2023