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Time limit on abortions in Mississippi under a bill the governor said he endorses. Once signed, it will be the strictest abortion ban in the nation.
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Time limit on abortions in Mississippi under a bill the governor said he endorses. Once signed, it will be the strictest abortion ban in the nation.
Cut to the EPA's budget in President Trump's 2020 proposal. His budget also proposes major cuts for Medicaid, food stamps, cash welfare, public housing, transportation, clean energy and economic development.
States in the U.S. Climate Alliance, a group committed to upholding the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change. President Trump pulled America out of the agreement, making it one of the world's only countries not participating. Nevada is the latest to join.
Cooling-off period that a Georgia lawmaker proposes before men can buy pornography. Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick's "Testicular Bill of Rights" -- which is a response to a "heartbeat" bill moving through the legislature that would ban abortions often before women first realize they're pregnant -- would ban vasectomies, classify sex without a condom as aggravated assault, require men to pay child support during pregnancy and require men to get their partner's consent to buy Viagra.
Age that teens in New York would be able to get vaccines without their parents' consent under a proposed bill. Seven states, plus the District of Columbia, don't require minors to have parents' permission. The state of New York is currently facing a measles outbreak.
Decline in the number of kids enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from 2017 to 2018. The size of the drop is unusual. Experts cite several potential reasons for it: the improving economy, the Trump administration's actions to undermine the Affordable Care Act, changes in data systems, immigrants’ fears of signing up for government benefits, and uncertainty over program eligibility.
States where education, when inflation is taken into account, is funded less than it was before the Great Recession. In the states where teachers have recently gone on strike, the deficit ranges from 6 to 15 percent below pre-recession levels -- even when factoring in recent budget boosts.