Vox: All Posts by Blair Hickmanhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52517/voxv.png2018-11-07T08:02:58-05:00https://www.vox.com/authors/blair-hickman/rss2018-11-07T08:02:58-05:002018-11-07T08:02:58-05:00Vermont governor race: Christine Hallquist faces incumbent Republican Phil Scott
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<p>If Hallquist wins, she would become the US’s first transgender governor.</p> <p id="NxJtSB">Democrat <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/14/17683736/christine-hallquist-vermont-governor-primary-election-results-transgender">Christine Hallquist</a> made history in August when she won her primary race for <a href="https://www.vox.com/a/midterms-2018/vermont-election-results">governor of Vermont</a> and became the first openly transgender gubernatorial nominee in the country. The former CEO of Vermont Electric Cooperative is fairly liberal — her campaign focused on providing broadband internet access across the state, as well as environmental energy policies. </p>
<p id="4VutuI">However, she wasn’t ultimately able to win a tough race against incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott. Although his popularity has dropped over the past year (in part due to his support for new <a href="https://vtdigger.org/2018/07/25/scotts-approval-rating-topples-signing-gun-control-bills/">gun control laws</a>), he is popular among <a href="https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2018/07/30/vt-insights-gov-scott-drops-poll-but-has-democratic-support/862213002/">Democrats</a> and a favorite in the race. He won with 55 percent of the <a href="https://www.vox.com/a/midterms-2018/vermont-election-results">vote</a>.</p>
<p id="bXFWW4">Nevertheless, Hallquist’s candidacy was historic. She told the Guardian that she was <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/14/17683736/christine-hallquist-vermont-governor-primary-election-results-transgender">motivated to run for office by the election of Donald Trump in 2016</a>, which led her to attend the Women’s March and eventually quit her job and run for office. </p>
https://www.vox.com/2018/10/31/18024252/christine-hallquist-vermont-governor-race-phil-scottGerman LopezElla NilsenAnna NorthEmily StewartMatthew Yglesias2018-10-28T12:07:16-04:002018-10-28T12:07:16-04:00Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh
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<p>Multiple casualties have been reported.</p> <p id="p78U0M">Eleven people were killed after a gunman opened fire the the <a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/10/27/18032076/pittsburgh-shooting-tree-of-life-synagogue">Tree of Life synagogue</a> in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, and multiple others, including four police officers, were injured. </p>
<p id="yC41nC">Federal authorities have charged the suspect, 46-year-old Robert Bowers, with multiple <a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/10/27/18032784/tree-of-life-synagogue-pittsburgh-shooting-oak-creek-supremacists-roof-charleston">hate crimes</a>, saying he made statements about “genocide and his desire to kill Jewish people.” President <a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/10/27/18032692/trump-pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue-semitism-murder">Donald Trump</a> called the attack “anti-Semitic” and a “wicked act of mass murder.” <a href="https://www.vox.com/2018/10/27/18032250/the-pittsburgh-synagogue-tree-of-life-shooting-antisemitism-soros">Anti-Semitic incidents</a> have been on the rise in recent years in the United States. </p>
<p id="F5ygOi">The US is an outlier among developed countries when it comes to <a href="https://www.vox.com/a/mass-shootings-america-sandy-hook-gun-violence">gun deaths</a> — in large part because it has so many guns, making it easy to carry out an act of violence. <a href="https://epirev.oxfordjournals.org/content/38/1/140.abstract">Studies</a> have linked stricter gun laws to fewer gun deaths. But the US has <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/12/4/9850572/gun-control-us-japan-switzerland-uk-canada">the weakest gun laws</a> in the developed world. </p>
<p id="kDcpKz">Most of the gun deaths in the United States are either homicides or <a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/6/3/8721267/gun-suicide-gun-control">suicides.</a> But so far in 2018, at least 262 people have been killed and 1131 wounded in at least 276 <a href="https://www.vox.com/a/mass-shootings-america-sandy-hook-gun-violence">mass shootings</a>.</p>
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https://www.vox.com/2018/10/27/18032222/tree-of-life-synagogue-shooting-pittsburghAnna NorthTara Isabella BurtonZack BeauchampJane CoastonEmily StewartSean IllingGerman LopezJennifer HijaziAlex WardAsher Stockler2017-03-10T05:00:01-05:002017-03-10T05:00:01-05:00Help us fact-check what Congress members say about the Affordable Care Act’s future
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<p id="58ESTz">Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt recently wrote a letter explaining why he supported the repeal of Obamacare to a constituent, who was concerned about the results of the 2016 election. The only problem: Blunt’s facts were a bit misleading. </p>
<p id="vTapsW">The investigative news outlet <a href="https://www.propublica.org/">ProPublica</a> fact-checked Blunt’s letter, after the constituent sent it to the newsroom. ProPublica discovered problems and misleading claims, including a stat that more than 4.7 million Americans had their health care plans canceled by the end of 2013. The number is more like 2.6 million. Read more on their findings <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-elected-officials-on-the-affordable-care-act-repeal">here</a>. </p>
<p id="OIZeS5">Starting today, Vox is partnering with ProPublica, <a href="http://khn.org/">Kaiser Health News</a>, and <a href="https://www.statnews.com/">Stat</a> to expand on this work. We want to find out, and fact-check, what members of Congress are saying to their constituents about the future of the Affordable Care Act. </p>
<p id="xCBDIk">And we need your help. If you’ve contacted your member of Congress or one of your senators about the Affordable Care Act and heard back, let us know. We’d love to see the response you received. Please fill out the short form below.</p>
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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/10/14871872/affordable-care-act-congress-fact-checkBlair Hickman