188 - The Purge
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As migrants move to upstate New York, counties lose their damn minds. The Medicaid purge is set to begin as the Covid state of emergency ends. Cop City activists have been arrested for operating a bail fund. And Biden has ordered a 20 year ban on federal oil and gas drilling around a tribal site in New Mexico.    ‘Give us an opportunity’: At Newburgh hotel, migrants hope for a better life: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/migrants-seeking-better-life-in-upstate-new-york-18127689.php    New York’s post-COVID Medicaid purge begins in June. Could state’s Essential Plan buffer losses? https://www.timesunion.com/health/article/new-york-s-medicaid-purge-begins-month-18127765.php    Cop City: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/us/cop-city-atlanta-protests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare    20 year ban on oil and gas drilling in New Mexico: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/biden-orders-20-year-ban-on-oil-gas-drilling-around-tribal-site-in-new-mexico    Atlanta Solidarity Fund: https://atlsolidarity.org/#why
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