Of the nearly dozen gun bills lawmakers will soon take up, one is particularly noteworthy because it’s backed by unlikely allies: mental health advocates and a pair of House members who’ve long been at opposite ends of firearm legislation.

Assembly Republicans passed a bill on Thursday that would ask voters to decide whether Wisconsin would implement a 14-week abortion ban, tightening the state’s current 20-week abortion ban.

Added as an amendment in committee, a public hearing on the proposal has not taken place in the Senate this year

Measure opposed by VP Kamala Harris, Wisconsin Democrats, physicians and anti-abortion groups

Bills start to move through legislature but face uncertain reception by Youngkin

Debate highlights rancor between hardline Freedom Caucus and larger House GOP Caucus

House Republicans are looking for a permanent fix, ‘not a Band-Aid,’ a leading lawmaker says

Legislation banning gender transitioning surgery, hormone therapy and puberty-blocking drugs for minors under 18 is on the fast track in the South Carolina House, with approval by the GOP-dominated chamber coming as early as next week.

Health care-focused organizations across the state are hopeful that the 2024 legislative session will be a year that reins in health costs and allows patients to have greater access to the care they need.

A bipartisan package of bills in Michigan signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, creates specified criminal penalties for assaulting health care workers.

Anti-abortion organizations are pushing state lawmakers to promote a controversial and unproven “abortion reversal” treatment — flouting the objections of medical professionals who point out it is not supported by science.

The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office will decide Tuesday whether a proposed measure to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right will go on the 2024 statewide ballot.

In January, Luanne Peterpaul will be the first out gay woman to become a New Jersey legislator, a move toward increasing LGBTQ representation in Trenton at a time when the queer community feels increasingly under attack in statehouses nationwide.

An Ohio House committee has signed off on the Second Amendment Preservation Act, clearing the way for its consideration on the floor.

Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens threw cold water on a bid to thwart the recent abortion rights amendment Issue 1. Instead of attempting to deny the courts’ jurisdiction or rushing to the ballot with a repeal effort, Stephens argued lawmakers should focus on maternal and early childhood care.

Republican Juan Pablo Segura co-founded a chain of donut shops in Washington, D.C.

Diggs accepted payments from anti-immigrant extremists and spoke at a pro-gun rally attended by militia groups.

State Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant and Del. Emily Brewer opposed Medicaid expansion, living wages, and budgets that funded schools and public safety.

A GOP state senator says her bill requiring schools to notify parents about 'sexually explicit' content in library books was not intended to lead to book bans.

The bills, which would ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and sports participation for trans girls and women, will likely be vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin hopes to win a Republican majority in the General Assembly that will roll back reproductive rights.

About 80% of women with some form of intellectual disability have been sexually assaulted, according to a peer-reviewed paper.

The newly elected state lawmaker plans to focus on affordable housing and reproductive rights after winning her special election.

Republican nominee Juan Pablo Segura makes no mention of his support for an abortion ban on his campaign website.

Abortion rights are on the ballot in November in Virginia legislative elections.

Youngkin is under fire for taking $2 million from a top investor in TikTok.

More than 17% of respondents to a recent survey said they would refuse a fellowship or a job in states with abortion restrictions.

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A Republican majority in the state legislature could pass an abortion ban, but Gov. Glenn Youngkin's PAC says Democrats are ‘fearmongering’ on the issue.

'In the state of Pennsylvania, 85% of counties don't have a single doctor providing abortion care,' says nurse practitioner Kara Pravdo.