August 2012
July 2012
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Working Families Win at the Missouri Supreme Court... →
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Big news at the Missouri Supreme Court today as the justices upheld the constitutional right of the Auditor to issue fiscal notes for ballot initiatives. Additionally, the Supreme Court ruled that Secretary of State Robin Carnahan’s ballot summaries are fair and sufficient. The ruling today is a big boost for the initiatives to raise Missouri’s minimum wage, cap the rates of...
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Fatal Fetal Defect Counselors Brace For Influx of... →
Arizona’s new 20-week abortion ban goes into effect Thursday, with very real effects for families expecting babies with fatal fetal defects. The Arizona Republic reports on volunteer services rising to the challenge of helping parents cope with the trauma of watching infants die within minutes, hours, or days of birth.
House Bill 2036, which measures a fetus’ gestational age from the first day...