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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 Appellate court upholds medication abortion ban in West Virginia By Richard Eberwein – 7/16/25

West Virginia’s near-total abortion ban, which includes medication abortion drugs like mifepristone, was upheld by a federal appeals court on Tuesday.

Education Pennsylvania budget delay sparks concern over school, health funding By DANIELLE SMITH Keystone State News Connection – 7/14/25

The mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania is voicing concerns about the state budget delay, warning it could affect the city’s more than 58,000 residents. Lawmakers missed the June 30 deadline for ...

Arkansas New Arkansas law promotes misleading fertility treatment By Richard Eberwein – 7/11/25

Arkansas Republicans have passed a law that undercuts the science around in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in favor of discredited “restorative reproductive medicine (RRM).”

Economy Sen. Tammy Duckworth talks the future of ‘big, beautiful betrayal’ bill with WCPT’s Maggie O’Keefe By Andy Miles and Maggie O'Keefe – 7/09/25

On Tuesday, WCPT's Maggie O'Keefe spoke with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) about the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the senator called a “big, beautiful betrayal.”

Health care Medicaid cuts: Disproportionate effects predicted for LGBTQ+ in Illinois By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Illinois News Connection – 7/08/25

Advocacy groups are speaking out about how they believe congressional cuts to Medicaid will disproportionately affect caregiver LGBTQ+ communities in Illinois. Jaimie Worker, senior director of ...

Georgia Imminent ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ still threatens rural hospitals that treated many mass shooting victims By Austin Linfante – 7/03/25

Under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” funding for rural hospitals that treated victims and helped save lives in mass shootings like the one in 2022 in Uvalde, Texas would be threatened.

Abortion How Wisconsin leaders are reacting to the state Supreme Court striking down 176-year-old abortion ban By Austin Linfante – 7/03/25

On Wednesday morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban in a 4-3 partisan vote, legalizing abortion the state.

Elections NEW: DNC countering Trump’s Iowa visit with billboards citing Ernst’s ‘we all are going to die’ comment By Austin Linfante – 7/03/25

As President Donald Trump visits the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) purchased billboards nearby slamming him and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) for her “we all are going to die” comment.

Abortion Illinois abortion services continue to skyrocket, straining provider resources By JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH Illinois News Connection – 6/30/25

Illinois serves as a crucial access point for abortion services and sees the most out-of-state patients in the country. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, Planned Parenthood of Illinois ...

Abortion Florida abortion law nearly killed Republican lawmaker, proving abortion bans can impact women with ectopic pregnancies By Austin Linfante and Richard Eberwein – 6/25/25

U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) nearly died after doctors feared prosecution over ending her ectopic pregnancy because of her state's abortion laws, mirroring the experiences of millions of Midwesterners living in states with similar laws.

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