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Iowa’s licensing boards are now, in some cases, keeping secret alleged misconduct tied to charges of professional incompetence, ethical violations, patient abuse and even criminal convictions for licensed professionals like doctors and nursing home administrators. Via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa’s licensing boards shut off access to information on chargeswww.newsfromthestates.com The state of Iowa says it will not necessarily disclose to the public the rationale for disciplinary charges against licensed professionals such as physicians, nurses, therapists and nursing home admi...

Long before Stonewall, long before colonization nearly destroyed Indigenous culture and tradition, there were communities where Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ individuals were viewed as pillars of the community. Via @azmirror.com

Indigenous 2SLGTBQ+ people find Pride within culture, tradition and...www.newsfromthestates.com Throughout June, cities and communities across the country honored the LGBTQ+ community with Pride celebrations. Some of the biggest celebrations typically occur in large cities such as New York or Lo...

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Ballot drop boxes now allowed in Wisconsin after state Supreme Court reverses 2022 decision. @bspears.bsky.social reports. wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/07/05/b...

Ballot drop boxes now allowed in Wisconsin after state Supreme Court reverses 2022 decision • Wisconsin Examinerwisconsinexaminer.com Justice Ann Walsh Bradley wrote for the majority that the decision “does not force or require that any municipal clerks use drop boxes."

MOScholars allows taxpayers to give to educational assistance organizations to fund scholarships for private, parochial and homeschooled students in exchange for a tax credit. Donors to the program include political mega donors and national corporations. Via Missouri Independent

Major corporations, wealthy donors fuel growth of Missouri private...www.newsfromthestates.com The largest donors to a tax credit program supporting private school tuition scholarships in Missouri are a Fortune 500 health care corporation, a cable company and the founding family of the Kansas C...

The Kansas Supreme Court also declared unconstitutional a state law imposing a wide range of regulations on abortion providers and clinics that far exceeded requirements adopted for medical professionals engaged in comparable health services. Via Kansas Reflector

Kansas Supreme Court strikes down state law banning second-trimeste...www.newsfromthestates.com TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed Friday the fundamental constitutional right of women to terminate a pregnancy and struck down a state law banning a second-trimester abortion method. In a se...

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The Office of the Attorney General is claiming "legislative immunity" for House Speaker Cameron Sexton in a lawsuit filed over new House of Representatives rules.

Stockard on the Stump: Government immunity stretches from D.C. to Tennessee • Tennessee Lookouttennesseelookout.com The Tennessee Attorney General's office claims House Speaker Cameron Sexton has "legislative immunity" in a suit over harsh legislative rules.

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Anyway, I published this on Monday. What freedoms we enjoy in America are the result of the oppressed, marginalized and unfree people who came before us and demanded the country live up to its ideals. alabamareflector.com/2024/07/01/f...

Freedom isn't free • Alabama Reflectoralabamareflector.com Throughout American history, the people denied freedom have been the most active in expanding our ideas of what liberty is.

In 2023, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Southern Nevada grew 16% from the previous year. The largest increase was among families with children. Nevada cities have previously passed ordinances restricting sleeping and camping in public. Via Nevada Current

How will Nevada cities and counties react to U.S. Supreme Court hom...www.newsfromthestates.com Though a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision gives cities more leeway to criminalize unhoused people for sleeping in public, Nevada municipalities have already enacted punitive measures in recent years...

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State’s high court rules Legislature can’t block conservation funds after they’ve been budgeted wisconsinexaminer.com/2024/07/05/s...

State’s high court rules Legislature can’t block conservation funds after they’ve been budgeted • Wisconsin Examinerwisconsinexaminer.com Friday's state Supreme Court ruling focuses on just one of several issues raised in a lawsuit Evers filed against "legislative vetoes."

Idaho lawmakers pushed for policies targeting the state’s unauthorized immigrant population during the 2024 legislative session, but dairy industry leaders have been vocal about its need for the unauthorized immigrant workforce. Via Idaho Capital Sun

Unauthorized immigrants are key players in Idaho’s economy, agric...www.newsfromthestates.com Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. Unauthorized immigrants make up about 35,000 people of Idaho’s population, and their labor and spending contributions are in the tens of millions of...

A Washington law barring agreements that force renters to waive certain protections – like rights to mediation of tenant-landlord disagreements, rent repayment plans, and 14-day eviction notices – is being tested in a case that's headed to the state Supreme Court. Via Washington State Standard

Court fight tests WA’s protections for tenants threatened with ev...www.newsfromthestates.com When a tenant in Washington faces eviction, it’s possible they can reach a settlement agreement with their landlord that allows them to stay in their home. A state law approved in 2021 bars these agre...

Of the ecological studies between 1955 and 2021, just 39 out of nearly 100 mentioned or explored the effect of gray wolves’ disappearance. That means many scientists measured ecosystem health based on the degraded conditions that spread after the wolves were gone. Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Northwest ecosystems changed dramatically when wolves were nearly e...www.newsfromthestates.com Ecosystems in the Northwest were heavily shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out of the region, a new study finds. By the 1930s, gray wolves were nearly gone in Oregon and the rest of the W...

Alabama officials say that plaintiffs accusing the Department of Corrections of employing slave labor failed to exhaust administrative remedies, and that inmates must try to resolve their complaints through the prison’s grievance procedures before legal action. Via @alreflector.bsky.social

Alabama state officials defend Alabama prison practices amid labor...www.newsfromthestates.com Alabama state officials argued in a motion Monday that inmates and civil rights groups accusing the Department of Corrections of employing slave labor did not pursue all available administrative chann...

The Maine senator's request follows a post-mortem study of the Lewiston shooter's brain that found he likely experienced traumatic brain injuries through repeated exposure to explosive blast waves over the course of his military career. Via Maine Morning Star

King urges defense department to begin brain screenings for service...www.newsfromthestates.com U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent, called on the U.S. Department of Defense to immediately begin brain injury screenings for service members in a letter sent to Secretary of Defense Lloyd ...

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University of New Mexico invests in funds with shares in Israeli companies Documents reveal University’s bonds in a weapons manufacturer aiding the Israeli military sourcenm.com/2024/07/03/u...

University of New Mexico invests in funds with shares in Israeli companies • Source New Mexicosourcenm.com This information comes amidst calls by pro-Palestine activists for UNM to divest from companies based in Israel or companies that indirectly aid the Israeli military.

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Starting Aug. 1, Louisiana will require all health insurance plans to cover menopause/perimenopause treatment. They will be obliged to cover hormone replacement therapy without prior authorization, etc. that is sometimes used to delay or deny HRT coverage. lailluminator.com/2024/07/03/i...

Louisiana mandates insurance coverage for menopause, perimenopause treatment • Louisiana Illuminatorlailluminator.com Louisiana will require Medicaid and private health insurance plans offered in the state to cover menopause and perimenopause treatment

Conservationists are seeking protection for the Oasis Valley speckled dace, a rare fish found in isolated Nevada springs, that faces a host of threats, including invasive species, climate change, and groundwater pumping for solar energy development and gold mining. Via Nevada Current

Conservation group seeks Endangered Species Act protections for Nev...www.newsfromthestates.com A conservation group is seeking federal protections for a rare Nevada fish whose habitat is confined to a few groundwater-fed springs in the driest state in the union. On Tuesday, the Center for Biolo...

South Carolina nonprofits will receive about $90 million of more than $435 million in approved earmarks. They include YMCAs, United Way chapters, and veteran support groups, as well as churches and fledgling charities with few-to-no financial records. Via SC Daily Gazette @statesnewsroom.com

Churches, charities with little track record among nonprofits in li...www.newsfromthestates.com COLUMBIA — A church-owned retreat in rural Fairfield County, anti-abortion organizations and a pair of after-school boxing programs are among nonprofits receiving taxpayer dollars in the state budget....

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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: Attorneys for transgender youth and their families, who are seeking to overturn Alabama's ban, asked for the stay after the U.S. Supreme Court took up a similar case in Tennessee.

Federal judge stays potential trial over Alabama's gender-affirming medical care ban • Alabama Reflectoralabamareflector.com U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke wrote that the state can continue enforcing the ban while the Supreme Court takes up the issue.

Cyanobacteria alerts for New Hampshire beaches mean residents should “be on the watch” for a potential bloom. Warnings mean that cyanobacteria have been found at a concentration where harmful toxins could be present and threaten public health. Via New Hampshire Bulletin

Sun, fun, and – fecal bacteria? How to practice ‘Healthy Swimmi...www.newsfromthestates.com For many, summer means time to hit the beach. But maybe not any beach, if you don’t want to swim in harmful bacteria. From late May to early September, New Hampshire’s Beach Inspection Program monito...

The Riley Fire burning around the main entrance of Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, which broke out over the weekend and was measured at 388 acres as of Tuesday, prompted the National Park Service to shut down visitor access there and evacuate about 150 employees. Via @alaskabeacon.com

Denali and Fairbanks-area fires disrupt tourists and communities in...www.newsfromthestates.com A wildfire has forced the closure of one of Alaska’s top tourist destinations and a set of fires have poured smoke into the state’s second-largest city.

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services picked Maryland and Vermont as the first states to implement a new total cost of care model, in which states take responsibility and accountability for health outcomes of their patients. Via Maryland Matters @statesnewsroom.com

The road AHEAD: Maryland to be a test-subject state in new federal...www.newsfromthestates.com Maryland is set to be one of two test-subject states for a new federal program that officials hope will improve patient outcomes and bridge inequities while constraining hospital and medical costs. Th...

The number of 4-year-olds enrolled in state-funded pre-K programs in the 2022-2023 school year ranged from a high of 67% in Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma and West Virginia to single digits in Alaska, Missouri, Nevada, Delaware, North Dakota, Arizona, Hawaii and Utah. Via Stateline @statesnewsroom.com

When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participatin...www.newsfromthestates.com When Tanya Gillespie-Lambert goes to an event in a local park in Camden, New Jersey, she takes a handful of brochures about free preschool with her. She has no hesitation about approaching strangers —...

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Wrote this column for Independence Day. The National Monument to Freedom is a reminder that America’s steps toward real justice and freedom have always been led by the oppressed and marginalized.

Freedom isn't free • Alabama Reflectoralabamareflector.com Throughout American history, the people denied freedom have been the most active in expanding our ideas of what liberty is.

Tiny bark beetles, namely the Ips engraver and southern pine varieties, have been killing millions of trees across Louisiana and Mississippi after a severe drought last year left forests and woods weakened and susceptible to the insect. Via Louisiana Illuminator

Bark beetle attack prompts Louisiana lawmakers to convene emergency...www.newsfromthestates.com Louisiana House lawmakers are convening an emergency panel to deal with widespread beetle attacks on pine trees across the state and the public safety concern posed by the problem. It’s not the Englis...

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She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail. "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.www.nbcnews.com "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales warned US agencies against carrying out Pres. Joe Biden’s spring 2021 order, titled “Promoting access to voting,” which mandates federal agencies to “consider ways” to encourage citizen participation in the electoral process. Via Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana elections chief directs 100+ federal agencies to halt alleg...www.newsfromthestates.com Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office warned more than 120 federal agencies operating in Indiana against providing voter registration services described in a three-year-old presidential exe...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted two cases that ask if the state’s 1849 law widely seen as banning abortion actually does so and if abortion is a right protected by the state Constitution. Via @wiexaminer.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wisc...

Wisconsin Supreme Court accepts abortion rights caseswww.newsfromthestates.com The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that it would hear two cases filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul and Planned Parenthood that will determine if Wisconsinites have a right to abortion care....

A grassroots advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky election officials alleging the state’s process for removing voters from rolls violates federally protected voting rights. Via Kentucky Lantern www.newsfromthestates.com/article/kent...

Kentucky’s process for purging voter rolls challenged in federal...www.newsfromthestates.com A grassroots advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Kentucky election officials alleging the state’s process for removing voters from rolls violates federally protected voting rights. The state’s...

The Bureau of Land Management published a draft environmental assessment detailing the potential sale of hundreds of acres of public land southwest of Ely, Nevada to “allow for future expansion of the refinery,” despite the state’s push to move away from fossil fuels. Via Nevada Current

BLM proposes 250-acre land sale to oil companywww.newsfromthestates.com Federal land managers plan to sell nearly 250 acres of public land in east-central Nevada to the state’s only crude oil refinery, the Eagle Springs Refinery, operated by Foreland Refining Corporation.