texas pregnancy-related death rate ranks in the middle
Texas pregnancy-related death rate ranks in the middle of the pack among U.S states, four years ago and still slightly higher than the national rate.. ..…
indiana among top 10 worst states to be a woman, study finds
Why Indiana is among the worst states to be woman, according to study. ..…
study: ohio, kentucky and indiana among the worst states to be a woman
Study Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana among the worst states to be woman. ..…
minimum wage in 2020: a look at the 24 states set to raise it
KEY POINTS 21 states and 26 cities and counties are set to increase wage on Jan 1, 2020 17 will raise the wage to $15 4 more states will raise wage to $15 later in 2020... ..…
federal judge rules obamacare protections violate religious freedom
District Judge Reed O'Connor granted motions for judgment against the government, concluding the protections violated religious medical providers rights under Religious Freedom Restoration Act and are illegal under Administrative Procedure Act.. ..…
stacey abrams thinks she oughta be vice president, and the media is
She said earlier during Tuesday at International Union of Painters and Allied Trades convention Las Vegas, There are only two things stopping us in 2020 that people have reason to vote, and that they have the right to vote. ..…
fewer than half of states take these two election security precautions
Heading into the 2020 elections, .. ..…
voting machine security: where we stand six months before the new
For instance, Ohio approved $114.5 million to replace aging voting machines ahead of the 2020 California issued requirement for counties to replace old voting machines by March of 2020 and North Dakota spent $11 million on new voting machines, expects to be in place by the end of the year.. ..…
remembering a justice who guarded us judaism
Unlike Europe, or Israel for that matter, in United States, Constitution forbids the government from establishing religion. ..…
slain kentucky marshal honored over a century later in texas
PLANO, Texas — officer gunned down while transporting prisoners through Kentucky was honored at Friday Texas, more than century after his death.. ..…
san francisco bans city-paid travel to states that restrict abortion
The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco skyline is seen from Marin Headlands above Sausalito, Calif., on Oct 28, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO — Building on 2016 ban on city-funded travel to states with anti-LGBT laws, San Francisco officials Tuesday voted to extend that ban to states with abortion laws... ..…
judge oks oklahoma law banning common abortion method
OKLAHOMA CITY An Oklahoma judge on Friday upheld law banning procedure that pro-abortion rights advocates say is the safest and most method form of abortion after about 14 weeks of pregnancy.. ..…
will the gerrymandering ruling motivate donors and voters?
Supreme Court's redistricting decision increases the focus on often-ignored state legislative elections, where GOP has dominated. by July 10, 2019 AT 4 00 AM. ..…
the regions of the united states
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. ..…
north carolina will vote june 5 to override gov. cooper's veto of bill
The legislature passed Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act April. ..…
trump was right: 19 states allow infanticide, let abortionists leave
Over the weekend, Trump slammed Democratic of Wisconsin for rejecting bill that would protect newborns. ..…
kansas court bolsters abortion rights, blocks ban
TOPEKA, Kan — Kansas highest court declared for Friday that the constitution protects abortion rights, sweeping ruling that blocks ban on common second method for ending pregnancies and endangers other restrictions as well.. ..…
campus safety: clemson university is the safest in sc, beating uofsc
o ranking the safest colleges in the nation, Your Local Security study also rated the most secure schools on state-by-state basis.. ..…
california bans state-funded travel to south carolina to protest
Earlier this week, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced ban on all state-funded travel to South Carolina in response to the state's anti-gay adoption laws.. ..…
it’s time to amend the jencks act
Your article was shared with the contacts you provided... t may remind us of the historical inadequacies of in this country that, Soviet prosecutors at War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg protested against adoption of American procedures on the ground that they were not fair to defendants. — Justice Brennan. ..…
march madness 2019: start date, times, tv, bracket and picks
March Madness 2019 Dates, times, TV, bracket and picks for NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. ..…
richmond’s robert e. lee statue: a southern unionist’s viewpoint
Williams Professor of American History at University of Virginia, and of Armies of Deliverance A New History of Civil War.. .. ..…
cdc: at least 228 measles cases reported in us this year
- At least 228 cases of measles have been reported according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. ..…
flu season nearing end, but 20 states report highest level of activity
The CD reports 20 states high levels of activity for the week ending March 2, 2019.. ..…
liberals outnumber conservatives in merely 6 states
Each of the deep blue states are found on Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and California was not amongst them... ..…
southern baptist group clears 6 churches of violating sex abuse
Photo Baptist Press Morris Abernathy Just days six of those churches were cleared of acting toward abuse.. ..…
21 states urge supreme court to hear alabama abortion case - jurist -
The Attorneys General from 20 states and Governor of Kentucky filed amicus brief with US Supreme Court Monday asking the court to hear Alabama abortion case.. ..…
21 states ask supreme court to let them ban dismemberment abortions
Alabama law banning dismemberment abortions received the support of 21 states this week as Alabama leaders ask U.S. ..…
13 states that have ruled unborn babies are children
New York now has the most in the nation, and while abortion is legal under Roe v. ..…
mlk-themed study reveals states with the most racial progress
Day around the corner and 58 percent of Americans saying increased diversity makes United States better place, the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2019's States with Most Racial Progress.. ..…
14 states forgo paper ballots, despite security warnings
Nine other states have several jurisdictions without physical alternative to electronic records — Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.. ..…
best way to display ten commandments
THE DISPLAY of Ten Commandments, engraved on stone slabs, in front of courthouses and other property - including Cumberland and Frederick - has sparked angry debates Maryland and nationwide, forcing the issue to be heard by U.S. ..…
justices to review commandment displays
The court agreed to hear appeals in two cases involving displays on Capitol grounds Texas and in courthouses Kentucky, revisiting for the time its 1980 decision that banned the posting of the Ten Commandments in school classrooms.. ..…
new report compiles a devastating count of nearly 4,000 lynchings of
By the fact that public executions to mollify the mob continued after the practice was banned, That the penalty's roots are in the legacy of lynching is evidenced, .. ..…
nearly two-thirds of u.s. states, including montana, have adopted
In many of the states, like North Carolina and Mississippi, in public place does not have to retreat from confrontation requiring that they prove person was not acting in self-defense to win conviction... ..…
connecticut's lieutenant governor primaries confront gender,
Honestly, it represents changing of the guard, said Erin Stewart, Republican of New Britain. ..…
judge blocks rule against anti-trans health care discrimination
federal judge Texas with history of anti-LGBT rulings issued Saturday blocking Obama administration from enforcing Affordable Care Act to prohibit health care against transgender people and women. ..…
new lawsuit seeks to overturn pro-trans rule in obamacare
The complaint, filed Tuesday in federal court Texas, alleges the regulation redefines the definition of sex under law, authority to regulate health care... ..…
university of pennsylvania study finds most school suspensions of
Black children comprise, on average 24 percent of students in 3,022 districts examined in the region, of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.. ..…
get ready for one-party rule if gop wins the senate
McConnell outlined three main reforms Republicans would adopt permitting more amendments on the floor and forcing members to work Washington... ..…
don't bet against a right-wing third party in 2016
Do not say I did not tell you Two years from now, GOP will split into two parties, with Republicans getting freed up to do their thing while more robust tea party spin-off picks its own nominee for election that will be unlike any we've seen since Ross Perot's wild ride in 1992.. ..…
hillary clinton thrives, for now, in political catbird seat
No longer under fire by GOP for role as Secretary of State, the former first lady is traveling the country, picking up speaking fees and stoking interest in possible second bid for Oval Office in 2016.. ..…
house approves $26.1 billion aid package to states in special session
Congressional Democratic leaders decided to call the session after Senate broke GOP filibuster last week passed the bill that would also help states cover increased Medicaid payments to income families.. ..…
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