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By DYLAN LOVAN – Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — Attorneys for Kentucky’s two abortion clinics filed for a court order on Wednesday to block the state’s near-total ban on the procedure, one of several attempts nationwide following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling where Roe v. Waden. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry last week issued … Read more
By GARY D. ROBERTSON – Associated Press RALEIGH, NC (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly on Friday closed its main working session for the year by finalizing proposed fiscal year adjustments to the state budget, cutting other mandatory legislation, but leaving some major policy issues unresolved abandoned or thwarted. The Republican-drafted spending measure, which … Read more
A lot of single-use plastic is now banned in WA. Here’s everything you need to know | ABC newsABC News (Australia) Queensland bans more single-use plastic, signals stop disposable coffee cups9News Balloons banned as Queensland continues anti-plastic crusadeSky News Australia Businesses fear landfill products as WA’s single-use plastic ban goes into effectABC news View full … Read more
Sexual consent laws could be tightened in Queensland and an education campaign launched to dispel rape myths for female victims of sexual assault, following recommendations from the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce. Task Force Chair Margaret McMurdo this morning handed over the second Hear Her Voice report to Attorney General Shannon Fentiman, making 188 recommendations … Read more
In the past year, Angela Cooney has done the opposite of what doctors are normally trained to do: she helped people end their lives. Most important points: Adoption of WA’s VAD scheme was greater than expected It has been used by people from all walks of life Their mean age was 73 and most had … Read more
By SUSAN HAIGH – Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s first major abortion-related legislation in years, which aims to legally protect health care providers and patients from other states’ bans on the procedure, will go into effect Friday. The legislation was passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in late April and signed in May … Read more
Responding to a report from the Cross-Party Group on Beer and Pubs on the impact of the DRS, which was first announced back in 2019says Leon Thompson, Executive Director of UKHospitality Scotland, that with just over a year until the scheme goes into effect, fundamental questions remain about how it will work. “This report should … Read more
Approval of gun law could give Washington funding for mental health, school safetyLewiston Morning Tribune
KHN senior correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble examined how private equity is hijacking the health care system, reporting on the closures of rural Missouri hospitals, on KBIA’s “All Things Considered” on June 23. KHN senior Colorado correspondent Markian Hawryluk also discussed private equity on June 22, along with power wheelchairs and Colorado’s “right to repair” law … Read more
AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Highlights of the bipartisan gun violence bill passed by the Senate on Thursday and the House expected to pass Friday: — Comprehensive background checks: State and local youth and mental health records of gun buyers will be part of federal background checks for buyers ages 18 to 20. Maximum three days … Read more