Kansas State

Mississippi State

HealthDay

THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, even more women have struggled to find reproductive care, a new report warns. Issued Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund, the report shows that women living in states long plagued by health disparities -- particularly in the Southeast -- have been harmed the most. And it isn't just about being able to afford care: women in these areas are less likely to be able to even find an ob/gyn in their area. Some of the statistics were particularly grim: In 2022, women living in more than one-third of U.S. counties had little or no access to maternity care. “Women’s health is in a very fragile place,” lead report author Sara Collins said during a Wednesday media briefing, NBC News reported. “Our health system is failing women of reproductive age, especially women of color and low-income women.”

Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Made Access to Ob/Gyns Tougher in Many States: Report

NBC News

The chances that a woman can see a doctor while pregnant — or during a time when she might become pregnant — have fallen significantly since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new report released Thursday. The findings, from The Commonwealth Fund, a nonpartisan...

In states with strict abortion policies, simply seeing an OB/GYN for regular care can be difficult

Indiana State

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Franklin, IN

NewsByJoshua

A wave of closures is hitting Pizza Hut, a pizza chain known for its iconic slanted-roof buildings, with 6,775 locations feeling the pinch in the tough restaurant industry landscape.

A well-known pizza chain with over 6K locations has begun closing some of its stores

South Carolina State

The Independent

Three female GOP state senators who tried to protect abortion rights in South Carolina lost primary elections this month to men who ran on anti-abortion platforms.Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn and Penry Gustafson were among a bipartisan group of five women state senators, dubbed the “sister senators,” who filibustered a near-total abortion ban in 2023.During the filibuster, each of the five women took turns describing the complexities of pregnancy and the reproductive system, the dangers of lack of access to contraception, and inadequate privacy laws, with all lawmakers speaking for as long as four hours each at a time. All five...

Three female Republicans who tried to protect abortion rights in South Carolina lose primaries to men

Georgia State

Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

Wyoming State

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WyoFile

Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

According to WRIC 8 News, a new speed limit will become effective on July 1, 2024 in Virginia. Speed limits in a business or residential district will be aslow as 15 miles per hour on Virginia highways.

A new speed limit law on highways becomes effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024

Florida State

POLITICO

A POLITICO analysis found that Medicaid expenditures for undocumented immigrants in Florida has dropped dramatically since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law directing hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status.

Florida Medicaid spending on undocumented immigrants plummets after new law

Idaho State

The 19th News

The high court had been asked to decide if Idaho’s strict abortion ban trumps EMTALA, a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care — which can include abortions.

Supreme Court dismisses Idaho case, allows abortions in medical emergencies

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Texas State

WASHINGTON — In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned Thursday that the Supreme Court’s Idaho abortion decision is “not a victory for pregnant patients,” even though it allows emergency abortions for now. “It is delay,” she wrote in her dissent, which she read from...

In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Idaho abortion ruling is 'not a victory for pregnant patients'

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Arizona State

Reuters

(Reuters) - Supporters of a ballot measure that would amend Arizona's constitution to establish a right to abortion sued Republican lawmakers on Wednesday over language in a pamphlet to be distributed to voters before they go to the polls in November, saying the document's use of the phrase "unborn human" is not neutral.

Backers of Arizona abortion rights amendment sue over language in voter pamphlet

Isle Of Palms, SC

The Shy Green

In a recent twist for spirits enthusiasts, Never Forget Brands, the creators of GameDay Vodka and Spiked canned vodka cocktails, have officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Based in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, the distillery cited mounting financial pressures and substantial debts owed to various entities, including notable NFL teams and entertainment partners.

Vodka Maker Files for Bankruptcy Amid Financial Struggles

Cowley County, KS

A rural Kansas landowner challenging government’s warrantless searches of his homestead and business has a green light to continue the fight. Scott Johnson’s civil rights and private property lawsuit, reinstated by an appeals court, cuts to the heart of the Fourth Amendment. In 2022, represented by the Kansas...

Property Owner Fights Government’s Warrantless Search Power

Ohio State

HuffPost

“It’s not whether a woman should be forced to bring a child to term, it’s whether a child should be allowed to live,” Trump’s vice presidential pick said in 2021.

JD Vance Said We Just Need To Reframe The Idea Of Forcing Women To Stay Pregnant

Cheryl E Preston

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

Originally published by PolitiFact. During the Republican National Convention’s opening night, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio, spoke to Fox News for his first interview as former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee. Sitting in the Fiserv Forum, the convention’s Milwaukee venue, Vance took questions from...

JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion and domestic violence. We looked closer.

Washington State

Mill Creek, WA

Timothy A Gruver

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reported on Wednesday that it fined four roofing contractors more than a million dollars for letting their workers perform on top of homes without fall protection gear, among other safety violations.

Roofing Companies Fined $1.27M for Endangering Workers

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Kansas women struggle to access and afford health care, report finds

Women in Kansas have a harder time accessing and affording health care than in most other states, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund....

Kansas women struggle to access and afford health care, report finds

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