For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back.
Category: States (US)
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Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill
Gov. Tim Walz said the legislation would have raised costs for ordering an Uber or Lyft too high, potentially pricing out Minnesota customers.
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Insurers Are Starting to Cover Telehealth Abortion
Several insurers will cover abortions through Hey Jane, a start-up online provider, just as courts threaten to hobble the industry.
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Virtual Clinics Have Been a Fast-Growing Method of Abortion. That Could Change.
So far, most telemedicine providers seem undaunted by court rulings that could imperil their business.
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What’s Going On With the Abortion Pill Rulings by Federal Judges?
One invalidated the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The other ordered the F.D.A. to do nothing to restrict the pill’s availability.
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Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks the State’s New Abortion Ban
The New York Times – Business:Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees a right to make individual health care decisions. The new ban attempts to circumvent that right by declaring that abortion is not health care.
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Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
The New York Times – Business:Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the states, according to a new research paper.
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Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs
The New York Times – Business:A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.
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Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Conservative States
The New York Times – Business:The decision applies to 21 states whose attorneys general threatened Walgreens and other pharmacies with legal action if they dispensed the pill there.
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IRS Decision Not to Tax Certain Payments Carries Fiscal Cost
The New York Times – Business:The Biden administration has opted not to tax state payments to residents, a decision that could add to the nation’s fiscal woes.
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12 States Sue F.D.A., Seeking Removal of Special Restrictions on Abortion Pill
The New York Times – Business:The suit argues that rules applying to mifepristone unnecessarily limit patients’ access to medication abortion.