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With case at Supreme Court, Colorado’s Weiser defends ban on conversion therapy for minors
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Read More Federal judge guts major portion of Florida’s book ban, in a blow to DeSantis
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Read More Former Nuggets mascot sues team for discrimination, wrongful termination after hip injury
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Read More ‘He doesn’t feel safe’: Family speaks out after teen with disability is mistakenly detained by federal agents
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Read More Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling
Kim Davis, a former clerk who ...
Read More Trans people in Georgia prisons are being forced to detransition. Now they’re suing.
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Minnesota DHS suspends payments to 11 adult disability providers over fraud allegations
By Nick Lentz, Updated on: September 26, 2025 / 11:07 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended payments to 11 providers that serve adults with disabilities over “credible allegations” of fraud, according to a letter written by Temporary Commissioner Shireen Gandhi and obtained by WCCO. According to the letter addressed…
Read More The Newsfeed: Social justice library goes beyond books to housing
The owners of Estelita’s Library are fundraising for their next ambitious endeavor, a nearly $28M affordable-housing development on Beacon Hill. Paris Jackson Shannen Ortale Sep 26, 2025 Seattle is in a housing crisis, with affordability one of the many challenges. One couple is on a mission to build what they call “self-determined” affordable housing. Edwin…
Read More ICE launches ad campaign to recruit Seattle-area police
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez September 24, 2025 / 11:00 am TV ads now airing in Seattle are trying to recruit local police to work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a statement published Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell called the ads disappointing. He said the ads misstate facts and the law, calling them “insulting to the…
Read More Pa. disability advocates and long-term care facilities are bracing for the ripple effects of impending Medicaid cuts
Health policy experts and long-term care operators predict that federal funding cuts will ultimately affect services for “most vulnerable” patients and residents. By Nicole Leonard September 22, 2025 On the outskirts of Philadelphia, near the border of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania sits an impressive castle-like stone building. The site has been home to residents of Inglis…
Read More Ukrainian refugees in WA face uncertainty in immigration crackdown
Under the Trump administration, renewals have ground to a halt for humanitarian parole programs that allow temporary stay and work in America. Daniel Walters Sep 22, 2025 The first time Denys’ children heard fireworks go off in Spokane, they were terrified. His kids had grown up about 20 miles from the Russian border, in the…
Read More Congress Pushes Back On Trump’s Wish List For Disability Programs
by Michelle Diament | September 19, 2025 As federal lawmakers stare down a deadline to fund the government, they appear poised to reject a Trump administration effort to make big changes to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and defund some disability programs — but it’s far from a done deal. Congress has until the end…
Read More Seattle’s ‘CARE’ team expected to double in size under Mayor Harrell’s 2026 budget
by KOMO News Staff Thu, September 18th 2025 at 12:49 PM SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and other city officials shared details on new investments to expand public health, emergency response, treatment, and diversion programs during a press conference on Thursday. During the press conference at Fire Station 10, the CARE department, Seattle’s third branch…
Read More WA will replace Planned Parenthood’s lost Medicaid funding with state dollars
Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard September 18, 2025 / 12:26 pm Washington state will backfill lost Medicaid dollars for Planned Parenthood after a court ruling last week. At the same time, advocates continue to push for restored funding for abortion access that lawmakers cut in Washington’s new state budget. In the so-called “big, beautiful…
Read More The Newsfeed: New overdose treatment center serves most vulnerable
In mid-August, a new Opioid Recovery and Care Access (ORCA) Center opened on the second floor of the Downtown Emergency Service Center in Seattle. Paris Jackson Shannen Ortale Sep 12, 2025 There’s a new opioid recovery center in Seattle, operating out of a location that’s been around for decades serving unhoused residents. In mid-August, a…
Read More Rural Washington hospitals brace for fallout from Medicaid cuts
Many institutions in Eastern Washington are kept solvent by federal funding, but changes under H.R. 1 could irreparably damage rural health care. Amanda Sullender Monica Carrillo-Casas Mitchell Roland Orion Donovan Smith Sep 11, 2025 If the hospital in the historic southeast Washington town of Dayton has to close, Acadia Murphey thinks the town will “probably…
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