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People Caught Up by Criminal Legal System Face More Obstacles to Abortion Access
A new report details the unique precarity of seeking abortions while under carceral confinement. By Tamar Sarai Published August 25, 2024 Since its founding in 2003, the legal services and advocacy…
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Queer students look for alternatives after Texas A&M ends transgender health care services
The students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas. By Dante Motley Aug. 21, 20245 AM Central For mental…
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Europe offers clues for solving America’s maternal mortality crisis
By LAURA UNGAR Updated 10:10 AM CDT, August 22, 2024 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Midwife Jennie Joseph touched Husna Mixon’s pregnant belly, turned to the 7-year-old boy in the room with…
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Black women’s groups fight bias in health care
Suzanne Potter Monday, August 19, 2024 A bill headed to the State Senate floor this week would require California to start tracking discrimination in health care. Assembly Bill 3161 asks the…
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Lawmakers, community leaders convene for Racial Equity Summit
Journey for Justice Alliance aims to secure support for anti-racist legislation by Michael Baniewicz August 21, 2024 The Journey for Justice Alliance gathered elected officials, community leaders and educators Sunday for…
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Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 5:05 PM CDT, July 18, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Years after a movement to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and a severe officer shortage in the…
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Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College
By Andrea Chalfin and Paolo Zialcita ·Jul. 26, 2024, 4:00 am Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College. In a new First…
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Judge says Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law over special education student’s care
By Jenny Brundin Jul. 29, 2024, 5:54 pm A judge ruled last week that a Colorado Springs area school district violated federal law by denying care for a special needs child. …
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‘Notice to vacate’: Camp Resolution residents expected to leave property by Monday
Updated: 11:02 PM PDT Aug 23, 2024 Peyton Headlee To watch video report, Click Here. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Camp Resolution is a self-governing homeless encampment on Colfax Street in north…
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