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Dems cite Ginni Thomas, Mitch McConnell as reasons to impose code of conduct on Supreme Court justices

House and Senate Democrats this week introduced a bill that would force the Supreme Court to adopt a code of conduct for justices, a step they say is needed to restore trust in the conservative majority court that has eroded because of recent Republican actions. “The word unprecedented is starting to lose its meaning as we see more and more questionable behavior from justices,” said Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.

IRS provides ’11th hour’ guidance on state relief checks

The IRS announced Friday that most relief checks issued by states last year aren’t subject to federal taxes, providing 11th hour guidance as tax returns start to pour in. A week after telling payment recipients to delay filing returns, the IRS said it won’t challenge the taxability of payments related to general welfare and disaster, meaning taxpayers who received those checks won’t have to pay federal taxes on those payments.

Nebraska bill would allow healthcare providers to ‘conscientiously object’ to procedures

Nebraska lawmakers are following the path of other conservative states in considering a bill that would allow medical providers, facilities and insurers to cite their religious, ethical or moral beliefs in denying some medical treatments. Critics say it’s simply another way to target abortion rights and the LGBTQ community. The bill, introduced by Sen. Dave Murman, of Glenvil, casts a wide net.

Missouri university calls whistleblower allegations against transgender center ‘troubling’

Washington University in St. Louis is calling whistleblower allegations against its transgender center “troubling” after a former employee penned an op-ed and filed an affidavit with the state attorney general’s office. Jaime Reed, a former case manager at the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital wrote an op-ed published Thursday in the Free Press, alleging the health center has a “lack of regard for the rights of parents.

Adidas Enters Profit Slump After Split With Kanye West

Shares of Adidas AG (ADDYY) dropped nearly 12 percent between Monday, Feb. 5 and Friday, Feb. 10 after the company announced that profit margins from 2022 will be significantly thinner. The drawn out dip in value comes after the clothing brand parted ways with Kanye West in Oct. 2022 over the rapper’s antisemitic.