• Italy passes measures to allow anti-abortion activists to enter abortion clinics

    Opposition parties say women’s rights dealt blow after package approved by Georgia Meloni’s cabinetItalian opposition parties have said women’s rights in Italy have been dealt a “heavy” blow after parliament passed a measure by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government allowing anti-abortion activists to enter abortion consultation clinics.The measure forms part of a package of initiatives approved by Meloni’s cabinet that will be funded by the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund, of which Italy is the...

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    Birth Control Pill Causes Abortions?

    It all depends on the definition of "abortion."

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    Governor Kelly signs workers compensation bill

    Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed a bipartisan bill that brings updates to the state’s workers compensation system Senate Bill 430 increases the maximum benefits for injured workers and adds a cost-of-living adjustment to those benefits beginning

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    Louisiana governor signs emergency declaration for storms, tornadoes

    Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency declaration Tuesday afternoon for April 10 severe storms and tornadoes.

  • Bank Governor Bailey: We are seeing very encouraging signs for the economy

    It came hours after the IMF unveiled new forecasts predicting that the UK

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    Local voices sound off on SCOTUS abortion pill deliberation

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- It's been nearly three weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the abortion medication Mifepristone, and a decision awaits. Access to the medication remains up to SCOTUS and justices are considering whether FDA rules need to be rolled back. This would change the course of how patients take the []

  • DeSantis signs measures that will target child predators

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation meant to protect minors by targeting child predators.One of the measures will establish a program to provide law enforcement with grants to conduct online sting operations."There is created within the department the Online Sting Operations Grant Program to award grants to local law enforcement agencies to support their creation of sting operations to target individuals online preying upon children or attempting to do so," the measure reads....

  • Arizona governor calls for 1864 abortion ban to be repealed

    Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs called for the immediate repeal of an Arizona law from 1864 that effectively bans all abortion in the state except when a woman's life is at stake.

  • Georgia lawmakers sign off on workforce measures before session's end

    (The Center Square) — Before wrapping up their latest legislative session last month, Georgia lawmakers passed several measures that proponents say will strengthen the state's workforce. House Bill 880 allows military members' spouses to use an existing license from a professional licensing board issued in another state or United States territory in Georgia if it is in good standing. Several states have taken a similar approach as communities grapple with a lingering labor...

  • Colorado Activists Say They Have Enough Signatures for Abortion Ballot Measure

    Activists in Colorado say they have gathered enough signatures to place abortion on the ballot in November with a measure that would enshrine a right to unlimited abortion in the state constitution.

  • Democratic governor candidate Steve Williams throws down the gauntlet on abortion

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Williams says wherever he campaigns, voters ask him about abortion rights. He said on Talkline this week that he has heard from so many women concerned about the issue that he has decided to try to put it before the voters. Williams has called on Governor Jim Justice to include on

  • Iowa governor signs ‘illegal reentry’ migrant bill into law

    A new bill signed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) on Wednesday will make it illegal for a person to be in the state if they were previously denied entry to the United States or were removed from the country. The bill — SF 2340 — will make it a state crime for someone to