Oh, hey, hi. Slowly emerging from the holiday sugar fog here and a little out of sorts…
But cannot go without mentioning that today is National Spaghetti Day. I’ll probably keep it simple with an aglio e olio or carbonara, senza carne on account of the vegetarian 13yo, but we’ll manage.
Oooooo, oooooo, it’s January…
Abortion
ELLE | Planned Parenthood's Alexis McGill Johnson on What She's Fighting For in 2021 | Alexis McGill Johnson
TheGrio | Planned Parenthood president says downplaying abortion is stigmatizing | DeMicia Inman
Time | Planned Parenthood Chief: Joe Biden Should Sign A 'Day One' Executive Order to Protect Abortion | Abigail Abrams
Washington Post | Planned Parenthood president: Saying abortion is a small part of what group does is stigmatizing | KK Ottesen
The New Abnormal (Daily Beast) | NARAL President: We’re Prepping for End of Roe v. Wade | Molly Jong-Fast
NPR | What Supreme Court's New Conservative Supermajority Means For Abortion Rights | Nina Totenberg
Georgia
The Atlantic | How Raphael Warnock Came to Be an Abortion-Rights Outlier | Mary Ziegler
CNN | 'Everything is at stake': How abortion became a key issue in the Georgia Senate runoffs | Caroline Kelly
New York Times | Raphael Warnock, from the Pulpit to Politics, Doesn’t Shy From ‘Uncomfortable’ Truths | Mike Baker, Shaila Dewan
Kansas
Wichita Eagle | Latest data: Kansas abortion rate down, Sedgwick County’s up | Michael Stavola
Massachusetts
Daily Hampshire Gazette | Area lawmakers, advocates weigh in on state’s passage of ROE Act | Bera Dunau
Ohio
Daily Beast | Concerned Ohio GOPers Mandate Proper Burials for Zygotes | Molly Jong-Fast
Wisconsin
WISC-TV | Pro-life supporters 'March for Life' around Wisconsin State Capitol building | Gabriella Bachara
LGBTQ
The American Independent | 9 bills Biden can fight for to make LGBTQ lives better when he takes office | Casey Quinlan
LGBTQ Nation | The LGBTQ community has fought for the right to exist. Now it’s time for us to fight for more. | Juwan Holmes
LGBTQ Nation | These are the out or LGBTQ ally political figures you can expect to make headlines in 2021 | Juwan Holmes
Minnesota
AP | Minnesota Looking To Make K-12 Social Studies More Inclusive | Josh Verges
Pregnancy & Parenting
Jezebel | This Is What Childcare Could Look Like | Tracy Clark-Flory
New Yorker | Can Boosting Child and Elder Care Help Democrats Win Control of the Senate? | Sue Halpern
Louisiana
WWNO-FM | Tulane Study Of Maternal Homicide Gets First Federal Money For Gun Violence Research In 24 Years | Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
Reproductive Health & Justice
Arkansas
Legislation is rolling in: Measures include a tampon tax break and proposals for more capital crimes. | Max Brantley
California
Yuma Sun | Local teen launches initiative to abolish ‘period poverty’ for women across Yuma County | Rachel Bohstedt Estes
Texas
Austin Monitor | Natasha Harper-Madison: Creating a more equitable city | Sumaiya Malik
Work & Money
ABC News | More than 2 million women left the workforce in 2020. Why it matters and what happens next | Katie Kindelan
Business Insider | Why the US needs a nationally funded PTO policy, especially during a pandemic. | Heather Whaling
National Law Review | Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order Subject to Preliminary Injunction | Simone Francis
Philadelphia Inquirer | Philadelphia Flyers’ Valerie Camillo leads NHL move toward gender diversity in leadership | Frank Fitzpatrick
Iowa
Radio Iowa | Iowa's congressional delegation goes from zero to majority female | O. Kay Henderson
Kentucky
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting | While Women Make Gains In Police Jobs, Ky. Agencies Are Increasingly Male | Graham Ambrose
Tennessee
Washington
Reuters | 9th Circuit revives bank worker's Title VII claims over customer stalking | Daniel Wiessner
More, More, More
Ms. Feminist Wishes for 2021: Continuing the Fight | Oliver Haug
Minnesota
Minnesota Women's Press | Seeking Equality | Suzann Willhite