Florida Parents Vow Legal Fight After GOP Passes ‘Dangerous’ Attack on Gender-Affirming Care | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Florida Republicans on Thursday approved a draconian bill that, among other things, would enable the state to take trans children away from their parents if they are receiving gender-affirming healthcare, even though such care is consistent with the guidance of every major medical organization in the United States. In addition to trying to authorize kidnapping, […]
Read MoreLee wants close healthcare look | #elections | #alabama
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – Rep. Paul Lee has emerged as one of the most influential members of the Alabama House after the 2022 elections and leadership shuffle. He is only one of two lawmakers remaining from the 2010 takeover that gave Republicans control of the House for the first time. Rep. Terri Collins is the […]
Read MoreArkansas governor announces ARHOME expansion for rural health services
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Those in rural Arkansas communities may get better access to healthcare, thanks to a new expansion. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that a request to amend the state’s Medicaid program, Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME), to include the Life360 HOMEs service had been approved by […]
Read MoreArkansas, Missouri to receive $1.3 million to improve healthcare facilities
LEBANON, Nh. (KAIT) – Four healthcare facilities between Arkansas and Missouri are looking to get some much-needed support, thanks to the federal government. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced the USDA is awarding $110 million in grants to improve healthcare facilities in rural towns across the nation. Officials said […]
Read MoreThe fighting Genevieve Mina | News | #alaska | #politics
Depending on the November election outcome, Genevieve Mina could be part of the new generation of young legislators in Juneau. Mina and several other new candidates, like Löki Tobin running for the state Senate, will bring new talent to replace experienced, retiring legislators. Lawmakers like Reps. Chris Tuck and Ivy Spohnholz in the state House, and […]
Read MoreGeorgia abortion ban takes effect after Roe v. Wade overturned | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling and allowed Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law to take effect immediately Wednesday. The decision was expected after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that there is no constitutional right to an abortion.The law, which had been barred from taking effect, bans most […]
Read MoreSupreme Court leak shakes trust in one more American pillar | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is there a new American motto: In nothing we trust? By lots of measures, most in the U.S. lack much confidence in large institutions and have for years. Congress? Two big thumbs down. The presidency? Ehh. Americans are also distrustful of big business, unions, public schools and organized religion. Indeed, they hold […]
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