Ain't been out in a while
Today…
is National Empanada Day, ooooooo I see a trip to Julia’s on today’s agenda.
And, uh, it’s probably someone’s birthday, an important anniversary, I don’t know, I gotta run.
Yeah yeah yeah, not exactly an esoteric pick, but what I can I say, it’s catchy as hell.
Abortion
DAME | Abortion Bans Are a Form of Gender Violence | Kylie Cheung
Los Angeles Times | Biden faces question of whether to keep abortion funding ban in his budget | Jennifer Haberkorn
Arizona
Arizona Daily Star | Arizona bill banning abortion for genetic issues fails by 1 vote | Howard Fischer
More from AP, Arizona Capitol Times, The Copper Courier
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | Anti-abortion war continues | Max Brantley
California
Napa Valley Register | Napa council votes for 30-foot buffer at Planned Parenthood center after years of abortion demonstrations | Howard Yune
Florida
News Service Florida | Ban on 'disability abortions' backed in Florida House | Christine Sexton
Idaho
Boise State Public Radio | Idaho Senate Passes Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban Bill | James Dawson
Idaho Press | Senate passes fetal heartbeat bill | Sally Krutzig
Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal | In wake of 2019 ruling, Shawnee County judge strikes down controversial Kansas abortion law | Andrew Bahl
AP | Judge: 2019 ruling nullifies Kansas abortion procedure ban
Kansas City Star | Kansas judge overturns ban on some abortions, citing state Supreme Court ruling | Katie Bernard
Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal | Judge blocks telemedicine abortion ban, marking second win for clinics | Susan Tebben
Statehouse News Bureau | Another New Ohio Abortion Law Is Temporarily Put On Hold | Jo Ingles
Cleveland.com | Judge temporarily blocks Ohio’s telemedicine abortion ban | Laura Hancock
Oklahoma
Public Radio Tulsa | State Lawmakers Push Abortion Restrictions Closer To Governor's Desk | Matt Trotter
Tulsa World | State representative says outlawing abortion is more important than ending slavery
Public Radio Tulsa | Democratic Party Demands Apology, Censure For Lawmaker Comparing Fights Against Abortion And Slavery | Matt Trotter
Rhode Island
Providence Journal | Abortion and assisted suicide are again up for RI legislative debate | Katherine Gregg
Tennessee
AP | Bill on handling of fetal remains advances in Tennessee | Kimberlee Kruesi
Texas
Austin American-Statesman | Following state Senate, fight to outlaw or severely limit abortion shifts to Texas House | Chuck Lindell
West Virginia
The Herald Dispatch | Anti-abortion bill heads to Senate floor in West Virginia | Taylor Stuck
Wyoming
Oil City News | Gordon signs 'born alive' bill modifying Wyoming abortion restrictions | Brendan LaChance
LGBTQ
Bloomberg | Corporate Leaders Decry Anti-LGBTQ Legislative Moves in U.S. | Carolina Gonzalez
Law.com | 'Hard to Reconcile': Survey Finds Law Schools Are Doing More to Support LGBTQ+ Students, but Falling Short on Faculty | Karen Sloan
LGBTQ Nation | Almost a quarter of all workers say they know LGBTQ employees are treated unfairly | Bil Browning
The Lily | LGBTQ women face major hurdles running for public office. They’re not giving up. | Anne Branigin
MSNBC | Why Arkansas's anti-trans rights law isn't just a trans issue | Hayes Brown
The 74 | “It’s So Hard”: As Trans Bans Spread, Experts Weigh How to Balance Fairness and Inclusion in High School Sports | Kevin Mahnken
Slate | The Fight Against Trans Rights Was Never Going to Stop With Bathrooms or Sports | Mark Joseph Stern
Washington Post | Asa Hutchinson and the conservative case for caution on transgender restrictions | Aaron Blake
Washington Post | The Republican Party’s loathsome new war on trans kids | Paul Waldman
Arizona
The Advocate | Voters May Kill Pro-LGBTQ+ Ordinance in Arizona's Third-Largest City | Trudy Ring
Arkansas
Business Insider | Arkansas faces a trans exodus after passing 3 anti-trans bills in 3 weeks | Katelyn Burns
Refinery29 | Arkansas Is Now The Most Dangerous State For Trans Youth | Sarah Midkiff
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 'Class-protection' bill clears Senate | John Moritz
More from Arkansas Times
Arkansas Times | More transgender hate: Another bathroom bill | Max Brantley
California
Bay Area Reporter | Political Notebook: As intersex bill stalls, trans rights advance in CA statehouse | Matthew S. Bajko
Florida
WUSF-FM | Florida Transgender Athlete Ban Advances, Heads To Full House | Ryan Dailey
Missouri
KTVI-TV | Around 300 restrooms going gender-neutral in St. Louis County government buildings | Joe Millitzer
North Carolina
Changing America | New NC bill would require schools to tell parents if a child 'exhibits gender nonconformity' | Alexandra Kelley
NC Policy Watch | Experts: Bills targeting trans people get the science wrong | Joe Killian
New York Magazine | North Carolina Republicans Want to Punish Gender Thoughtcrime | Sarah Jones
Washington Post | North Carolina’s bill regulating gender would be terrible for kids - not just trans ones | Alyssa Rosenberg
More from The Advocate, Daily Kos, Deadspin, LGBTQ Nation, Los Angeles Blade, RawStory
Blue Ridge Public Radio | Buncombe Commissioners Wait On Vote For First WNC LGBTQ+ Protection Ordinance | Lilly Knoepp
Asheville Citizen Times | Buncombe County transgender, sexual orientation protections met with opposition | Joel Burgess
South Carolina
The State | SC House passes hate crimes bill after business pressure | Emily Bohatch
More from WIS-TV
South Dakota
Rapid City Journal | Noem pitches transgender sports ban; lawmakers say not now | Grace Pritchett
Texas
Dallas Observer | LGBTQ+ Activists Call GOP-backed Bills in the Texas Legislature Anti-Trans and Discriminatory | Simone Carter
Washington
The American Independent | Washington is about to make it much easier for trans people to get health care | Casey Quinlan
Wisconsin
Metro Weekly | Wisconsin lawmakers move to protect therapists engaged in conversion therapy | John Riley
Pregnancy & Parenting
FierceHealthcare | Study: 1 in 3 women with prenatal Medicaid lack coverage before or after pregnancy | Paige Minemyer
USA Today | We sacrificed working moms to survive the pandemic; it’s time to share the burden | Adria Richmond
Washington, DC
The DC Line | How a 2005 law puts unhoused, first-time expectant mothers in uncomfortable spaces | Candace Montague
Texas
Houston Chronicle | Texas House Speaker backs expanding Medicaid to cover mothers for a year after they give birth | Shannon Najmabadi
More from KXAN-TV, Spectrum News San Antonio
Utah
Jezebel | Utah Now Making Fathers Chip in for Medical Costs Accumulated by Children They Sire | Emily Alford
NPR | Utah Law Requires Biological Fathers To Pay Half Of Pregnancy-Related Medical Costs | Rachel Treisman
Wyoming
Jackson Hole News&Guide | Wyoming lawmakers can do more to protect mothers and their babies | Jen Simon
Reproductive Health & Justice
ABC | Reproductive life span of women increasing, study shows | Katie Kindelan
Rewire News Group | How Medical Misogyny Fails Patients Who Report Pain | Caroline Reilly
Delaware
The News Journal | 'Period poverty' causes girls to miss school. Here's how lawmakers are trying to help. | Natalia Alamdari
Idaho
Idaho Press | Sex-ed opt-in bill dies in Senate committee; it was 3rd straight year Rep. Ehardt pushed for the legislation | Sally Krutzig
Work & Money
The Conversation | Power imbalances are at the root of sexual harassment – but statements like Andrew Cuomo’s don't acknowledge that inconvenient fact | Charlotte Alexander
The Mary Sue | Another Horrible Hollywood Man Reminds Us That Toxic Workplaces Are The Norm Way Too Often | Jessica Mason
NBC | Pandemic silver lining? Employers start to recognize importance of caregiving benefits | Martha C. White
South Carolina
The State | SC employees could get paid family leave as renewed push passes House with a key ally | Joseph Bustos