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Missouri state Rep. Darin Chappell and House Majority Leader Alex Riley confer in the Missouri House in March (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).

Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in Missouri state Constitution draws public opposition

Advocates for cancer patients, people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers urged Missouri lawmakers Wednesday to reject a proposal writing Medicaid work requirements into the state ...

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Abortion Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election, defeating conservative Maria Lazar By Richard Eberwein – 4/08/26

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Chris Taylor, a liberal, has been elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating conservative judge Maria Lazar.

Affordability Pennsylvania governor candidate Stacy Garrity says GOP was correct to let health care tax credits expire By Richard Eberwein – 3/30/26

Stacy Garrity, the Republican frontrunner in Pennsylvania’s 2026 gubernatorial race, says congressional Republicans were “absolutely correct” to let the premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expire.

Health care Overdose deaths decline in South Dakota By Makenzie Huber South Dakota Searchlight – 3/26/26

The number of South Dakotans who died from drug overdoses continued to decrease in 2025, but many of those deaths were potentially preventable, according to data presented Wednesday to the state ...

Health care Kansas Republicans defy House Speaker Dan Hawkins and pass prescription drug consumer protections bill By Richard Eberwein – 3/26/26

This week, Kansas Republicans joined Democratic lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 20, which supporters say will drive down the price of prescription drugs in the state.

Democracy Mariannette Miller-Meeks took tens of thousands from insurance PACs while opposing ACA tax credit extension By Richard Eberwein – 3/23/26

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (R-IA) campaign finance records show she took at least $45,500 from the insurance and pharmaceutical lobby after repeatedly opposing extending the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium tax credits.

Democracy Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Senate primary, upsets frontrunner Raja Krishnamoorthi By Richard Eberwein – 3/18/26

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) has won the U.S. Senate Democratic primary election in Illinois, defeating U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) and Robin Kelly (D) in a tough primary.

Health care Kansas bill would allow for-profit companies to continue charging veterans for disability claims By Richard Eberwein – 3/13/26

The Kansas House of Representatives recently approved a bill that regulates for-profit veteran consulting companies but still allows them to continue charging veterans for the free services that are guaranteed to them by law.

Health care Minnesota Republicans introduce bill that promotes reproductive health junk science By Richard Eberwein – 3/12/26

Last week, Republicans in the Minnesota state Senate introduced Senate Bill 4166, legislation that advocates for state agencies to use a discredited reproductive health care practice called restorative reproductive medicine (RRM).

Abortion Proposed constitutional amendment would put abortion back on the Kansas ballot By Morgan Chilson Kansas Reflector – 3/10/26

TOPEKA — A Kansas Republican is once again looking for a path to stop abortion, with a new proposal to change the state constitution to say life begins at conception. Sen. Mike Thompson, a Shawnee ...

Abortion Missouri senator revives ‘personhood’ amendment criminalizing abortion By Anna Spoerre Missouri Independent – 3/03/26

Wes Groggins didn’t mince words when he testified to a Missouri Senate committee Monday in support of legislation expanding legal protections for embryos. The executive director of Abolish Abortion ...

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