Parks & Transportation
Today…
is the birthday of Rosa Parks (1913-2005). Here’s something I didn’t know: the original Montgomery bus was retired in the early 1970s and sat out in a field for ~30 years – used to store lumber, how rude – until it was bought, restored and put on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
in other transportation news, I have to go to the DMV this morning and renew my license. I haven’t been since 2012. I’m dreading it, absolutely certain that there’s no way I manage to bring all the correct paperwork and walk out of there with a RealID on the my first try. Light a candle!
Abortion
Chicago Tribune | A barrier to abortion can be deadly in a pandemic | Steve Chapman
Columbus Dispatch | Good riddance to 'global gag rule.' May it stay gone. | Editorial
The Progressive | Anti-Abortion, Pro-Insurrection | Eleanor Bader
Arizona
AZCentral.com | 10 abortion restriction proposals Republicans are backing at the Arizona Legislature | Maria Polletta
PBS NewsHour | Arizona lawmakers renew push to criminalize abortions in latest challenge to Roe v. Wade | Chloe Jones
Iowa
Des Moines Register | Boldface type, 3/4 of an inch lettering: Lawmakers' latest unscientific anti-abortion ploy | Rekha Basu
Oklahoma
The Oklahoman | Oklahoma Senate panel rejects bill to classify abortion as homicide | Carmen Forman
Public Radio Tulsa | Republicans On Senate Committee Advance New Abortion Restrictions In 1st Meeting | Matt Trotter
Tulsa World | State Senate committee rejects outright abortion ban, approves other restrictions | Randy Krehbiel
New Mexico
NM Political Report | Abortion ban repeal bill passes Senate Judiciary Committee | Susan Dunlap
KOB-TV | Bill to repeal abortion ban heads to Senate floor | Chris Ramirez
South Carolina
AP | Both sides get on final chance to talk about SC abortion ban | Jeffrey Collins
Post and Courier | After passing SC Senate, abortion ban bill begins to move through SC House | Jamie Lovegrove
The State | SC House takes first step to pass fetal heartbeat abortion ban | Emily Bohatch
Texas
Austin American-Statesman | Judge blocks Texas plan to remove Planned Parenthood from Medicaid | Chuck Lindell
Houston Press | Abbott Charts A Right-Wing Path Toward Re-election In Primetime Speech | Schaefer Edwards
LGBTQ
Washington Post | Education nominee Miguel Cardona voices support for transgender athletes | Laura Meckler
The Advocate | Sen. Rand Paul Rants: Trans Inclusion Will 'Destroy Girls' Athletics' | Trudy Ring
Salt Lake Tribune | Mitt Romney attacks allowing transgender youth in girls' sports, says class size does not affect student learning. | Lee Davidson
More from Ed Week, NPR, The 74, Washington Post | on Rand Paul, in Forbes, Washington Blade | on Mitt Romney, in Deseret News
Instinct | Plenty Of LGBTQ Representation Across The Board This Year | Randy Slovacek
LGBTQ Nation | Puberty blockers make transgender teens feel better about themselves | Alex Bollinger
Los Angeles Blade | Markey, Lowenthal to reintroduce bill requiring US to promote LGBTQ rights abroad | Michael Lavers
Outsports | Today we celebrate trans women and girls in sports, too | Dawn Ennis
Power Plays | There is no 'middle ground' on trans inclusion in youth sports | Lindsay Gibbs
Reuters | Navratilova seeks provision for elite sports after Biden transgender sport move | Simon Evans
Radiology Business | UCLA suspends brain imaging study amid ‘grave concerns’ from LGBTQ advocates | Marty Stempniak
Washington Post | Biden reversed Trump ban on transgender people serving in military. Expect backlash in states. | Zein Murib
Alabama
LGBTQ Nation | Federal court nixes Alabama’s ban on trans people correcting driver licenses without surgery | Juwan Holmes
Florida
Florida Politics | Commission rules sexual orientation discrimination illegal in Florida | Scott Powers
Kansas
Kansas City Star | Kansas bill would criminalize gender reassignment for kids | Katie Bernard
Kansas Reflector | Four Kansas Republicans introduce plan to criminalize services for transgender kids | Sherman Smith
Montana
GoMag | South Dakota And Montana State Houses Passed Anti-Trans Legislation On The Same Day | Isabelle Lichtenstein
New Hampshire
Concord Monitor | New Hampshire House considers bill to call gender reassignment surgeries child abuse | Ethan DeWitt
New York
New York Times | N.Y. Repeals Law That Critics Say Criminalized ‘Walking While Trans’ | Jesse McKinley, Luis Ferré-Sadurní
More from American Independent, Daily Beast, The 19th
South Dakota
NPR | South Dakota Republicans Are Fighting To Pass Anti-Transgender Legislation | Lee Strubinger
KELO-TV | South Dakota house bill would base athletic participation on biological sex | Lauren Soulek
Utah
KUTV-TV | Utah bill discriminates against transgender girls, LGBTQ advocates say | Cristina Flores
West Virginia
AP | W.Va. lawmaker who resigned over slurs returns to statehouse | Cuneyt Dil
Pregnancy & Parenting
The Agenda | This is how teleworking parents in the U.S. are coping during COVID-19 | Ruth Igielnik
State of Reform | Poverty, race, the biggest determinants of maternal mortality according to experts | Mansur Shaheen
Reproductive Health & Justice
NPR | Biden Administration Resurrects Office To Help Women 'At The Breaking Point' | Melissa Block
The Dogwood | A Different Type of Frontline Work: Planned Parenthood Offers Safety Net | Amie Knowles
JD Supra | Federal Court Grants Injunction to Religiously-Affiliated Healthcare Providers in Litigation Under Section 1557 of ACA | Andrew Stevens JD Supra
The Lily | 1 in 10 college women face period poverty, a study shows. Here’s what that means. | Anne Branigin
Time | Domestic Violence and COVID-19: The Pandemic Within the Pandemic | Jeffrey Kluger
North Carolina Health News | Domestic violence, abuse spiked last year | Hannah Critchfield
Illinois
State of Reform | Illinois task force recommends increased Medicaid reimbursement, public awareness campaigns, to tackle maternal health disparities | Mansur Shaheen
Iowa
Radio Iowa | House panel endorses birth control access at pharmacy counter | O. Kay Henderson
Montana
AP | Montana lawmaker seeks requiring parental consent for sex ed | Iris Samuels
Utah
Deseret News | Utah bill to make biological fathers ‘step up to the plate’ for pregnancy passes House | Ashley Imlay
Virginia
The News & Advance | Lynchburg senator's bill advances to limit any health department outreach to teens on health matters | Amy Friedenberger
Work & Money
Boston Globe | Women edged out of workforce eye promise of Biden stimulus package | Stephanie Ebbert, Katie Johnston
CNBC | 59% of workers who would benefit from a $15 minimum wage are women—here's how it would affect the pay gap | Courtney Connley
FCW | Navy report looks to combat racism and sexism in the ranks | Lauren Williams
Forbes | From Progress To Parity: How Do We Reduce The 257-Year Wage Gap? | Shelley Zalis
LGBTQ Nation | Biden needs to invest in LGBTQ entrepreneurship. We’re adept at carving our own place in the world. | Landon Marchant
Undark | Why the World’s Pandemic Response Needs More Female Voices | Disha Shetty
Indiana
The Journal Gazette | Pregnant pause | Editorial
North Dakota
Grand Forks Herald | North Dakota lawmakers at odds over paid family leave | Michelle Griffith
Washington
Tacoma News Tribune | Paid leave: Underserved workers can’t wait | Linet Madeja-Bravo
More, More, More
InStyle | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Explanation of Compounded Trauma Is So Familiar | Danielle Campoamor
Rewire News Group | AOC Told Her Sexual Assault Story. Then the Backlash Happened. | Danielle Campoamor