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For families that need the most help, child care costs are about to drop
Many families that receive government assistance for child care still pay a lot out-of-pocket. A new Biden administration rule will lower those costs and improve payments to day care providers.
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Survivors sidelined: How Illinois’ sexual assault survivor law allows hospitals to deny care
Illinois hospitals routinely skirt one of the nation’s strongest laws protecting victims of sexual assault.
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Florida Supreme Court approves abortion restriction — and ballot measure that would overturn it
The court paved the way for a six-week ban passed in 2023 to take effect.
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Few states cover fertility treatment for LGBTQ+ couples, but that could be changing
More states consider broadening policies, and a new definition of infertility might help.
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Meet the new Find Out PAC. It’s named that for a reason.
The new Democratic effort is looking to unseat three Republican justices who have upheld the state’s strict abortion laws.
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With 'Cowboy Carter,' Black country music fans are front and center, at last
Beyoncé's album is the latest effort in a long fight to disrupt the erasure of history in the genre.
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‘We’ve got to gird ourselves for battle’: Gretchen Whitmer on the fight for abortion rights
As the latest abortion case goes before the Supreme Court, Michigan’s governor reflects on what it means for her swing state and what’s at stake in 2024.
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Even where abortion is legal, people in jail face huge barriers
New reviews of jail policies in 13 states found vague, confusing or nonexistent guidelines and major hurdles to obtaining an abortion.
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How the imagery of White women victims is being used to stoke anti-immigrant fear
The death of Laken Riley, who Trump called “an American daughter,” is at the center of Republicans' hard-line immigration pitch to voters.
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Why some LGBTQ+ groups oppose the current Kids Online Safety Act
Major national groups withdrew their opposition after the bill was revised — but some groups, especially in states with restrictive laws, say it could still be a threat.