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in 1932, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas won a special election, becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. She went on to be the first woman to chair a Senate committee and first to serve as the Senate’s presiding officer.
is apparently “Work Harder Day.” With all due respect, cute calendar, you can kiss my ass with that one.
On that note, I’m off to make the boy scrambled eggs. He’s coming back around to the idea that getting out of bed even a few minutes earlier can mean not just breakfast but hot breakfast, and my isn’t that awfully nice on a cold morning.
Abortion
D Magazine | Tracing What Came Before and After Roe v. Wade | Kathy Wise
Slate | How Congress Can Protect Abortion Rights Without Codifying Roe | Alan Morrison, Sonia M. Suter
California
Business Insider | California wants to give $20 million in student-loan repayments and scholarships to health care workers who commit to providing abortion access | Ayelet Sheffey
Delaware
The News Journal | Delaware attorney general sues Seaford over abortion ordinance in history-making move | Emily Lytle, Amanda L Fries
Florida
Miami Herald | Republicans seek to ban abortion in Florida after 15 weeks | Kirby Wilson
More from AP, Orlando Sentinel, POLITICO, Reuters, Tallahassee Democrat, Tampa Bay Times, WTSP-TV
Michigan
Detroit News | Michigan would be more affected than most states if Roe overturned. Here's why | Hayley Harding
Missouri
Kansas City Star | Redrawing Missouri maps to fight abortion? Republicans, weakened by vacancies, say no | Jonathan Shorman
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald | Bill would let Nebraska doctors deny care due to personal beliefs | Sara Gentzler
New Jersey
HuffPost | New Jersey Passes Bill To Protect Abortion Rights As Roe Hangs In The Balance | Alanna Vagianos
NorthJersey.com | Abortion law enshrines New Jersey as pro-choice — and politically complicated | Charles Stile
South Dakota
Insider | South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem says she plans to ban all abortions starting at six weeks of pregnancy | Nicole Gaudiano
Texas
The Texan | San Angelo, Abilene, Lindale May Hold Citywide Elections on Local Abortion Ban | Isaiah Mitchell
LGBTQ
The American Independent | GOP lawmakers have already introduced 25 new anti-LGBTQ bills in 2022 | Casey Quinlan
Forbes | Tech Giants ‘Failing’ To Block Global LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Network | Jamie Wareham
LGBTQ Nation | Republican attacks on trans youth are destroying their mental health | Molly Sprayregen
Salon | Anti-trans bills introduced in at least 7 states in the first week of 2022 | Jon Skolnik
USA Today | 'That’s discrimination': Arizona mom rips Delta's zero gender options for nonbinary child | Scott Gleeson
More from Metro Weekly
Minnesota
The Advocate Magazine | Andrea Jenkins Is Nation's First Trans City Council President | Trudy Ring
HuffPost | Andrea Jenkins Breaks Barriers As Nation’s First Openly Transgender City Council President | Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
New Jersey
NorthJersey.com | New Jersey secures same-sex marriage protections with new law. Here's what it means | Sammy Gibbons
Ohio
USA Today | 'Ohioans are ready for diverse leadership:' State elects first openly transgender public official | Anna Staver
WBNS-TV | New Gahanna-Jefferson BOE member believed to be first openly trans public office holder in Ohio | Bryant Somerville
Virginia
LGBTQ Nation | He wants to burn books about LGBTQ topics. He just got elected school board president. | Bil Browning
Reproductive Health & Justice
Business Insider | A baby boom could be brewing, according to a new survey | Avery Hartmans
Discover Magazine | People Are Replacing Hormonal Birth Control With Apps | Molly Glick
FierceHealthcare | Labor Department demands insurers to stop flouting ACA's birth control rules | Robert King
Pharmacy Times | Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women Improves for ACA Medicaid Expansion | Jill Murphy
Rewire News Group | Why It’s Never Too Early to Start Sex Ed With Your Kids | Steph Auteri
California
Los Angeles Times | Hoag hospital finally extricates itself from the heavy hand of Catholic healthcare | Michael Hiltzik
New Mexico
NM Political Report | Legislators, coalition seek funding to address ‘crisis’ of sexual assault | Susan Dunlap
Work & Money
ABA Journal | Lawyer accused of sending harassing emails to BigLaw opponents had previously filed abortion lawsuit | Debra Cassens Weiss
New York Times | Facebook Rejected Ads From 60 Women's Sexual Health Companies According to New Report | Valeriya Safronova
Outsider | Estimated 321,000 Women Entered Work Force in December: Report | Maggie Schneider
New York
The 19th | New York could be a testing ground for term limits and women | Barbara Rodriguez
Pennsylvania
TODAY | Woman's ‘Grab-n-Flow’ Shed Helps Combat Period Poverty in Philly | Meghan Holohan