drug deaths fall for first time in nearly 20 years, buoying us life
California, Delaware, Missouri, New Jersey, and South Carolina all had number of deaths from drugs in 2018 than in 2017.. ..…
a supreme court sequel for the little sisters
Lawsuits led by blue-state Attorneys General (this one by Pennsylvania and New Jersey, together with another one by California, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Illinois, Washington, Minnesota, Connecticut, D.C., North Carolina, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Hawaii) picked up where the..…
senators tell supreme court: protect little sisters from being forced
On October 22, Circuit ruled to place injunction on the new rule for the following states California, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Illinois, Washington, Minnesota, Connecticut, North Carolina, Vermont, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and DC.. ..…
defying trump, governors who represent over half the u.s. population
group of two dozen state governors, mostly Democratic and also including Republicans, pledged to uphold Paris despite Trump administration's withdrawal from it.. ..…
ninth circuit upholds block on expanded exemptions for birth control
SAN FRANCSICO Dealing another setback to Trump, Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld injunction barring enforcement of rules that let employers opt out of covering birth control on religious and moral grounds.. ..…
trump birth control religious opt-out properly blocked: ninth circuit
The decision blocks the administration from enforcing California, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Illinois, Washington, Minnesota, Connecticut, North Carolina, Vermont, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and District of Columbia.. ..…
babies born alive after abortion can be left to die in 16 states
Family Research Council today released first-of-its-kind set of maps showing the strength of protection laws and the legal status of late term in every state. ..…
states say oxycontin maker purdue should not pay bonuses
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y — OxyContin Purdue Pharma should be prohibited from giving $38 employee payouts attorneys general from 24 states said in court filing Thursday.. ..…
recommendations for prevention and control of influenza in children,
Despite the lack of evidence of harm, including California, Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, Washington, and New York, have legislation restricting the use of vaccines that contain even trace amounts of thimerosal. ..…
vermont's tobacco 21 law to go into effect september: what to know
California. . Delaware. . Hawaii. . Illinois. . Maine. . Maryland. . Massachusetts. . ..…
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hpv vaccines without parental consent? some states are finding ways
California Delaware New York and Washington, D.C., allow regulations permitting teens under 18 to be vaccinated against sexually transmitted diseases, including HPV. . ..…
child victims act: thousands of ny sex abuse victims seeking justice
ALBANY Thousands of victims of child sexual abuse New York will have the chance to seek justice against their abusers beginning Wednesday, Child Victims Act takes effect.. ..…
30 states deny right to vote to citizens based on wealth, new report
According to the new report: . 8 states explicitly condition voting rights restoration of formerly incarcerated individuals on the payments of fines and fees: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Washington. . 20 states do so implicitly: Alaska, California,..…
census question may be dead, but trump’s backup plan could still
The constitutions and statutes of ten states — California, Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York and Washington — authorize the removal of certain groups from the total-population apportionment base, according to the Supreme Court’s opinion in..…
new york employers will soon be banned from asking for salary history
employer would not be permitted to ask for applicant's salary history, though the applicant would be permitted to provide it on their own to make the case for higher pay rate.. ..…
10,000 american children spared conversion therapy, study finds
estimated 10,000 LGBT+ Americans have been protected from therapy after statewide bans made the discredited practise illegal for minors 18 states, study has found.. ..…
policy & legal -
Several states including Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee have religious exemptions from prophylactic eye drops for newborns. ..…
oregon bill granting electoral college votes to national popular vote
Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday sent bill that would have their state's electoral votes reflect the will of the nation, not just the people of Oregon, to the governor's desk... ..…
20 states sue to stop kentucky from closing down its last abortion
Democrat attorneys 20 states got involved in Kentucky this week over law that could close the last remaining in the state.. ..…
scoring states on charter school integration
Additionally, the provision of free and reduced-price meals to qualifying students is essential in order to achieve socioeconomic integration; however, only seven states (California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio, and Texas) specifically require all charter schools to..…
judge accuses us labor dept. of making 'end-run' around aca
., California, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. ..…
first amendment handbook
In Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, installation or use of any device for photographing, is against the law. ..…
trump border wall: which states have filed lawsuits against the
Attorney generals from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia have all signed off on lawsuits. .. ..…
maryland, 15 other states sue trump over wall declaration
Maryland and 15 other states filed Monday against President Donald Trump's declaration to fund wall on U.S.-Mexico border... ..…
16 states sue over trump's emergency declaration, designed to divert
Sixteen states have filed lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's of emergency to redirect funds for border wall... ..…
new york, california sue trump over national emergency on border wall
By using his emergency powers and spending billions of dollars, lawsuit was filed by 16 states, including California, to challenge President Donald Trump's plan to build his border wall.. ..…
us states sue trump over border wall emergency
Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump's Monday over his decision to declare emergency to fund wall on the border with Mexico, saying the move violated the constitution... ..…
court battles over trump’s ‘emergency’ are just getting started
coalition of 16 states filed in federal court Monday challenging President Trump's move to invoke emergency powers to redirect billions of dollars for construction of border wall.. ..…
donald trump: california sues over national emergency delcaration
WASHINGTON California and 15 other states sued President Donald Trump on Monday over his decision to declare emergency to free up funding for his border wall, calling the move unlawful and unconstitutional... ..…
states move to ease restrictions on child sex-abuse lawsuits
Brian Toale, 65, sexual abuse victim and now victims rights activist, holds copy of his yearbook photo from around the time he was abused, New York on Wednesday, Jan 9, 2019. ..…
court thwarts white house effort to keep women from free contraception
law allowing employers not to provide free contraception in its insurance coverage will not apply to in all 50 states.. ..…
judge blocks expansion of religious exemptions to contraceptive
California, Delaware, Maryland, New York and Virginia joined in the first suit. ..…
trump's birth control rules for employers blocked in 13 states and
Trump's Birth Control Rules for Employers Blocked 13 States and D.C.. ..…
judge blocks employer exemption from birth-control rules in in 14
Holding 2-1 that injunction limited to the five states suing at the time would provide complete relief, .. ..…
#metoo elicits more harassment conversations, but not necessarily
The list includes California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia... ..…
judge blocks trump birth control exemptions in 13 states
Religious freedom supporters hold rally to praise Supreme Court's in Hobby Lobby, contraception coverage requirement case on June 30, 2014 Chicago, Illinois. ..…
judge blocks trump birth control rules in 13 states and d.c.
The regulations, exemption from providing contraceptive coverage to include nonprofit groups, for-profit companies, other nongovernmental employers, and schools and universities... ..…
flu season: 7.3 million people sick in us since october, cdc says
early data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to milder season than last year.. ..…
states and localities move to reverse racist and regressive tax
The Republican Party's 2017 federal tax cuts for the rich are considered to be among the biggest transfers of wealth from the poor and working classes to U.S history. ..…
is recording others legal, and is it ethical?
Those states are California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington... ..…
the biggest issues for states to watch in 2019
Lawmakers Minnesota, and California, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont, all say they plan to take up in 2019 taxing Big Pharma for its in the crisis — Liz Farmer . ..…
daily on healthcare: maternal deaths bill heads to trump…federal
California, Delaware, Virginia, New York, and Maryland, will not have to abide by Trump administration's rules that say employers do not have to pay for birth control coverage for their workers if they have any religious or moral objections to them. ..…
report: since recession, 10 states, including illinois, operate at
Even in the aftermath of two recessions, most states amassed revenue between fiscal years 2003 and 2017 to cover their expenses, author, Barb Rosewicz, project director of Pew's State Fiscal Health, writes.. ..…
archbishop vigano calls for the pope’s resignation because the pope
By mere priests for decades and documented in, What about those thousands of abused California, Delaware, Hawaii, and Minnesota cases and Pennsylvania jury reports. ..…
states looking to tax opioids pin hopes on november elections
California, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont are all eyeing renewed attempts to pass opioid taxes, say. ..…
us: 32 states call on supreme court to rule on same-sex marriage ·
majority of US states have called on Supreme Court to issue ruling on same-sex marriage, across two separate legal briefs.. ..…
data show schools making progress on federal goals
Alaska, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia, for example, saw increases of 10 percentage points or more in the proportion of schools meeting all the federal benchmarks.. ..…
states strive toward esea compliance
But only 16 states— California, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming—report test data in all the requisite categories. ..…
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