All work and no play
Today…
is National Grilled Cheese Day, and what timing, as only a few days ago I tossed the “try it with mayo” grenade into my favorite group chat. It works well, it’s tasty, and no less than Martha Stewart is with me.
Important programming note: I mentioned on Friday at the kids are off for spring break this week. I have to work, of course – I haven’t been able to take a day off since last August, and yeah, it’s wearing on me – but I can at least lighten the load by pausing the unpaid hours for the rest of this week.
Abortion
AP | Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication | David Crary, Iris Samuels
Ms. | “Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa": A Wake-Up Call to Unseen Harms of Abortion Restrictions | Nargis Aslami, Namrata Jacob
Refinery29 |Getting Rid Of This One Piece Of Legislation Could Transform Abortion Access. But, Will It Happen? | Danielle Campoamor
Salon | Why the case against abortion is weak, ethically speaking | Jonathan Dudley
California
San Francisco Chronicle | Guards hired by anti-abortion group charged with tear-gassing at Planned Parenthood protest | Michael Cabanatuan
More from AP, Fresno Bee, NBC Los Angeles
Massachusetts
Boston Globe | TelAbortion, with medication through the mail, comes to Massachusetts | Stephanie Ebbert
Nebraska
Associated Press | Nebraska prison inmate sues for right to get abortion | Grant Schulte
Omaha World-Herald | Nebraska prison inmate sues state after being blocked from getting an abortion | Paul Hammel
Texas
KUT-FM | A Series Of Anti-Abortion Bills Is Quickly Moving Through The Texas Legislature | Ashley Lopez
Dallas Observer | Pro-Choice Groups Speak Out as Texas Republicans Push to Limit Abortions | Simone Carter
Vermont
Northeast Public Radio | Vermont Senate Approves 'Reproductive Liberty' Amendment | Pat Bradley
More from U.S. News & World Report, VTDigger
Wyoming
Wyoming Tribune Eagle | Handful of bills on gun rights, abortion fail to gain passage in final days of legislative session | Tom Coulter
LGBTQ
The Hill | Alarm grows over impact of states banning trans youth treatment | Justine Coleman, Lauren Vella
LGBTQ Nation | The White House states they “certainly can” consider challenging anti-trans laws | Juwan Holmes
New York Times | Republicans Find a Cruel New Culture War: Transgender Rights | Frank Bruni
Scientific American | New Arkansas Law – and Similar Bills – Endanger Transgender Youth, Research Shows | Sara Reardon
Sports Illustrated | Transgender athletes, allies demand NCAA action on anti-trans bills | Wilton Jackson
More from Hartford Courant, Metro Weekly, USA Today
VICE | Intersex Kids Are Getting Caught in the GOP’s War on Trans Health Care | Carter Sherman
Arkansas
The Hill | Arkansas legislature targets trans students' names | Reid Wilson
LGBTQ Nation | Arkansas legislature now aims to ban trans people’s correct names & pronouns in schools | Juwan Holmes
The Advocate | Sponsor of Arkansas Anti-Trans Bill Says Kids Might Identify as Cats | Trudy Ring
KUAF-FM | House Committee Narrowly Advances Broader Hate Crimes Bill | Sarah Kellogg
LGBTQ Nation | Another anti-trans bill in Arkansas allows people that share bathrooms with trans people to sue | Juwan Holmes
Time | In Arkansas, Trans Youth Face the Country's Strictest Laws Yet | Raisa Bruner
Georgia
WABE-FM | Court Filing: Trans Woman Inmate Requests Immediate Transfer Out Of 'Living Nightmare' In Male Prisons | Lisa Hagen
More from AP, Metro Weekly, New York Daily News
Illinois
WGN-TV | Illinois could expand infertility care definition to include LGBTQ parents under new proposal | Mark Maxwell
Kansas
Kansas City Star | KS bill banning transgender people from girls sports passes | Katie Bernard
Topeka Capital-Journal | Revived ban on transgender athletes in women's sports sent to Gov. Laura Kelly after tense debate | Andrew Bahl
Oklahoma
The Oklahoman | Oklahoma lawmakers advance bill to ban transgender athletes from female sports | Carmen Forman
Public Radio Tulsa | Lawmaker Brings Back Bill On Deadline Day Banning Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports | Matt Trotter
Tennessee
The American Independent | Tennessee bill would target businesses that let people use whatever bathroom they want | Casey Quinlan
West Virginia
West Virginia MetroNews | Justice says he'll let bill restricting transgender students' sports options become law | Brad McElhinny
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Bill Restricting Transgender Female Athletes In W.Va. Heads To Governor | Liz McCormick
AP | West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor | Cuneyt Dil
Pregnancy & Parenting
USA Today | 'It's still hard': Moms who breastfeed face challenges as offices reopen amid COVID | Charisse Jones
WUSA-TV | 'We deserve better' | Mother pushes for change after near-death experience during childbirth | Marcella Robertson
Reproductive Health & Justice
Newsweek | 'BIPOC' Isn't Doing What You Think It's Doing | Andrea Plaid, Christopher MacDonald-Dennis
Work & Money
Business Insider | Women saw a big increase in jobs in March but there's still a long way to go | Juliana Kaplan, Madison Hoff
Mashable | New study shows that Facebook's job ad algorithm still discriminates based on gender | Alex Perry
Ms. | Women's Representation: The Case for Expanding the U.S. House | Cynthia Terrell
Scientific American | To Close the Gender Gap in Wages, We Need to Start Young | Katherine McAuliffe, Sophie Arnold
Washington Post | Pentagon leaders have opposed plans overhauling the military system for trying sexual assault for years. Has the time come for change? | Missy Ryan
Washington Post | Biden budget seeks to flip script on Trump administration’s spending priorities | Rachel Siegel
CNN | Biden is right: Caregiving is part of our nation's infrastructure | Giovanna Gray Lockhart
The Lily | Child care wasn’t prioritized in the first infrastructure package. It’s ‘cause for alarm,’ experts say. | Caroline Kitchener
Arizona
The Arizona Mirror | Women are bearing the brunt of the pandemic. Will we help them? | Sen. Rebecca Rios, Sen. Victoria Steele
Indiana
South Bend Tribune | Indiana's pregnancy accommodations bill doesn't provide any | Editorial
Minnesota
Duluth News Tribune | Minnesota budget battles ignite; court decision kicks lawmakers into action on rape law re-write | Dana Ferguson