Nicole Knight Shine
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Influential Panel: Health-Care Providers Need to Screen for Domestic Violence
New recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advise health-care providers to screen patients for intimate partner violence, and to refer them to counseling and support services. → Read More
GOP's Appeal to Latino Voters in Florida Governor's Race Is Falling Flat
Democrat Andrew Gillum is focusing on Medicaid expansion and Medicare for all, and appealing to Puerto Ricans in a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to the governor's mansion since 1994. → Read More
Nebraska Voters Could Be the Next to Override GOP Resistance to Medicaid Expansion
Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale said Friday his office had certified 104,477 signatures, more than enough for Medicaid expansion to appear on statewide ballots. → Read More
Anti-Choice Centers Targeted in California Billboard Campaign
So-called crisis pregnancy centers sometimes masquerade as abortion providers and attract patients with offers of free pregnancy tests, but most operate with the over-arching mission of preventing abortions. → Read More
Utah Democrat’s Abortion Stance Sparks Questions Ahead of Midterms
Ben McAdams' voting record as a state senator showed he opposed at least seven bills intended to restrict access to abortion care, including legislation in 2012 imposing a 72-hour waiting period, according to a Salt Lake Tribune tally. → Read More
California Court Says Starbucks Must Pay for Off-the-Clock Work. The Fallout Could Affect 'A Lot of Jobs.'
Sylvia Allegretto, a labor economist, said low-wage workers "are already having a hard time making ends meet. So the idea they're performing labor for free is disconcerting." → Read More
Walmart Accused of Unlawfully Punishing Pregnant Hourly Workers
"Walmart must immediately change its policies to comply with this law and ensure that no pregnant worker is forced to choose between a healthy pregnancy and a pink slip." → Read More
Complaint: CVS Pharmacist Refused to Fill Prescription for Transgender Woman
This comes as the Trump administration is attempting to roll back protections for women and transgender and non-binary people in federal health care law. → Read More
The Supreme Court Sided With Fake Clinics in California. The Fallout Could Spread Nationwide.
An attorney for the Alliance Defending Freedom said the group would go after fake clinic regulations passed by Democrats in Illinois and Hawaii. → Read More
White Supremacist Propaganda Skyrockets on U.S. Campuses in Trump Era
The surge in white supremacist propaganda isn't happening in a vacuum. Far-right groups have grown in number and size since the election of Donald Trump. → Read More
An Ousted Fox News Executive May Be the White House's Next Communications Director
The appointment would further link the Trump administration to the president's favorite news channel. → Read More
As Fake Clinics Trick People in Online Searches, Google Is Silent
“We’ve had folks tell us as recently as last week that advertisements and listings for fake clinics are still showing up ." → Read More
GOP Candidate for Nevada Governor Walks Back Anti-Choice Comments
Attorney General Adam Laxalt suggested that, if elected governor, he'd take aim at a voter referendum that protects the right to abortion. Now his campaign says he has "zero interest" in doing just that. → Read More
Low-Income Virginians Will Soon Have Access to Long-Lasting Birth Control
With nearly half of U.S. pregnancies unplanned, public health experts are seeing a rising interest in LARCs. → Read More
In Northern California, 'Race Baiting' Takes Center Stage in Heated District Attorney Contest (Updated)
The Alameda County district attorney race pits a Black civil rights attorney endorsed by Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza against a career prosecutor. → Read More
Lawsuit: Idaho Can't Ignore Your Dying Wishes If You're Pregnant
Ten states have laws invalidating the advance directives of pregnant people. “What we are trying to establish is that pregnancy does not mean you lose your constitutional rights." → Read More
To See the Potential 'Devastating' Effect of Trump's Domestic Gag Rule, Look to Colorado
Colorado clinics receiving Title X funding erected walls and spun off abortion services into separate corporations to comply with restrictions similar to Trump's proposed domestic gag rule. They still didn't receive funding. → Read More
Tax the Rich to Fund Education? It Could Happen in Arizona.
Arizonans are pushing a ballot measure that would raise tax rates on the wealthy after years of cuts to education investment. “We have to work to explain how ... that burden is being carried by low and middle income people." → Read More
Going Hungry on Campus, California Students Opt for Food Assistance
Among California's Black and first-generation college students, the number reporting food insecurity has reached 65 percent. → Read More
Trump Won't Stop Attacking Obamacare. That's Why Hawaii Democrats Moved to Protect It.
Democratic-held state legislatures have moved to preserve Obamacare provisions. Last year, at least ten states advanced bills mirroring and, in some cases, expanding the ACA birth control benefit. → Read More