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Kansas bill would allow for-profit companies to continue charging veterans for disability claims

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.

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Minnesota Republicans introduce bill that promotes reproductive health junk science

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).

Nashville reporter arrested by ICE asserts First, Fifth Amendment violations in new legal filings
Expert says new Kansas news anti-trans law will also suppress voting rights

Last month, the Republican-controlled Kansas state legislature pushed through a new anti-transgender law that is expected to threaten the voting rights of the state’s trans population.

Zach Nunn postpones fundraising event with Pete Hegseth after Iran backlash
John James gets 0% Black voter support in new Michigan governor poll

U.S. Rep. John James (R-MI), the presumed Republican frontrunner in Michigan’s gubernatorial race, garnered 0% from Black voters in a recent poll commissioned by the Detroit Regional Chamber.

Two Wisconsin lawmakers may be illegally living outside their districts

Two Wisconsin Republicans may be living outside of their legislative districts and potentially violating state law requiring lawmakers to live within the district they were elected to represent.

Jon Husted won’t testify in person for FirstEnergy trial, but he’s flying to Ohio for a fundraiser.

A judge ordered Wednesday that U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) must testify in the FirstEnergy bribery trial. Lawyers claimed he cannot attend in person because he needs to be in Washington D.C. due to the ongoing war with Iran. However, he traveled to Ohio to attend a fundraiser on Friday.

Report: Wisconsin state Rep. Shannon Zimmerman missed 225 votes last session

A report from the progressive think tank A Better Wisconsin Together revealed that Wisconsin state Rep. Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) missed 225 votes during the 2025-26 legislative session.

Trump replaces Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he is naming U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replacing Kristi Noem in Trump’s cabinet.

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