Again with this
Today…
looking ahead at my week like
is the start of National Public Health Week.
is National Deep Dish Pizza Day. Surprisingly difficult to find a proper deep dish pizza in DC. I’ve tried a few times and just wound up with a thick crust pizza, not a deep dish. If you have any recommendations on this front, get at me.
is National Dandelion Day, and a joke that used to be the 11yo’s favorite. As you’ll see, pronunciation here is key:
Q: What does a dandelion say?
A:
Get it? He’s a dandy lion! Get it? Comedy gold to a 9-10yo, I’m here to tell you.
Abortion
The Daily Beast | The Capitol Rioters-Pro-Life Extremist Connection Is Real | Julie Burkhart
HuffPost | I Had An Abortion At 23 Weeks. Here's What I Want You To Know. | Kelly Perry
Arizona
Arizona Capitol Times | ‘Strikers’ propose abortion ban, money for lawmakers | Julia Shumway
KAWC-FM | Possible Senate Bill Would Criminalize Abortions Done After Fetal Heartbeat Detected | Howard Fischer
Phoenix New Times | Bill Mandating Jail for Abortion Doctors Nears Governor Ducey's Desk | Josh Kelety
Colorado
Denver Post | In selecting new leader, Colorado GOP shows it is out of touch with Coloradans on abortion rights | Karen Middleton
Nebraska
Inside Higher Ed | North Dakota college budget bill is held hostage over Planned Parenthood | Colleen Flaherty
South Carolina
The State | Top SC officials to appeal federal judge’s freeze on new state anti-abortion law | John Monk
Texas
Texas Standard | New Abortion Restrictions, Including Ban As Early As Six Weeks, Pass Texas Senate | Alexandra Hart
Utah
AP | Mormon leaders decry abortion as evil, call out racism | Brady McCombs
West Virginia
Herald Dispatch | W.Va. Senate panel protects doctors from liability in abortion bill | Taylor Stuck
Wyoming
KGAB-AM | Wyoming Legislature Again Approves 'Born Alive' Abortion Bill | Doug Randall
LGBTQ
Bloomberg | Banning Trans Girls From Sports Is Unconstitutional | Noah Feldman
Idaho Education News | 30 U.S. states now considering version of Idaho’s transgender athlete bill | Kevin Richert
Inside Higher Ed | Athlete Ally releases LGBTQ equality ratings for Division I institutions | Greta Anderson
Vox | Our conversation about anti-trans laws is broken | Emily VanDerWerff
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | A plea against legislated discrimination | Alex Golden
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Gender bill draws Capitol protest | Tess Vrbin
CNN | Doctor: Arkansas anti-trans law is completely unethical | Jack Turban
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 'Class-protection' bill filed in Senate | John Moritz
KUAF-FM | Bill filed by House, Senate leadership to address class protections | George Jared
Arkansas Times | Hate crime compromise fails test for Family Council | Max Brantley
Louisiana
The Courier | Kids who seek gender-identity treatments would need parent's permission under Houma lawmaker's bill | Scott Yoshonis
Massachusetts
The Boston Globe | Massachusetts leaders push for hate crime overhaul | Emma Platoff
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald | Debate starts day early over Nebraska health standards that teach kids about gender identity | Emily Nitcher
Omaha World-Herald | Nebraska school health standards on gender identity, sexuality spur flood of comments | Martha Stoddard
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Public Radio | N.H. Supreme Court Opinion Updates Definition of ‘Adultery’ to Include Same-Sex Affairs | Todd Bookman
Washington, DC
Washington Blade | U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecutes just 7 D.C. hate crimes in 2020 | Lou Chibbaro Jr.
West Virginia
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | W.Va. Senate Education Committee Rewrites House’s Transgender Athlete Bill | Liz McCormick
Pregnancy & Parenting
ABC | LinkedIn to make it easier for moms to add motherhood skills, career gaps to resumes | Kate Kindelan
WTTG-TV | Researchers surveyed ‘parental burnout’ across the globe and found American parents among the most exhausted | Megan Ziegler
California
Sacramento Bee | Federal & CA Momnibus address Black maternal mortality rate | Alma Adams
Florida
Capital Outlook | House offers plan to boost maternal health | Christine Sexton
Indiana
The Herald Bulletin | Federal provision could change Indiana's maternal mortality | Whitney Downard
Minnesota
Worthington Daily Globe | Big boost sought for child care in Greater Minnesota | Ryan McGaughey
Pennsylvania
WHYY-TV | Black women in Philly represent 73% of pregnancy-related deaths | Emily Scott
Reproductive Health & Justice
POLITICO | Planned Parenthood v. White Supremacy | Sabrina Rodríguez
Rewire News Group | What My Endometriosis Taught Me About Miscarriage and Infertility | Caroline Reilly
Vox | Supreme Court: A new lawsuit attacking Obamacare is a serious threat to the law | Ian Millhiser
Daily Kos | Another legal challenge to Obamacare shows how dangerous the Trump Supreme Court is | Joan McCarter
Iowa
Radio Iowa | Bills related to birth control, tenure didn't clear legislative deadline | O. Kay Henderson
Iowa Capital Dispatch | What bills survived Iowa's second funnel deadline? Several legislative priorities still in the works | Katie Akin
Work & Money
Common Dreams | Support for Families Needs to Be Permanent | Sung Yeon Choimorrow
The Hill | It's equal pay day season ... and that's a problem | Ayanna Fortson, Maria Colacurcio
POLITICO | Biden’s latest stimulus plan: Reducing inequality | Victoria Guida
Courier | Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How. | Keya Vakil
Vox | How Biden’s infrastructure plan could leave child care behind | Anna North
Vogue | Paid Leave After Miscarriage: Why We Need It in the U.S. | Lauren Valenti
The 19th | Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Michigan women leaders face culture of misogyny | Barbara Rodriguez
Indiana
AP | Pregnant worker protections short of Indiana governor's goal | Tom Davies
Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch | Labor Law: Employers need to go back to the basics in training to prevent sexual harassment and reduce big liability claims | Karen Michael
More, More, More
Cosmopolitan | The Allegations Against Matt Gaetz Aren't a "Scandal." They're Crimes. | Danielle Campoamor
Ms. | “An Inclusive Constitution”: Professor Julie Suk on the Equal Rights Amendment | Carrie Baker
POLITICO | ‘If you struggle, you are going to be attacked even more’: Women speak up about online harassment | Katelyn Fossett