Birth control remains legal across the United States. But new data show that for millions of women, getting it may depend heavily on where they live.
New county-level maps …
The recent declaration of a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the former labor-and-delivery nurse who strangled her three young children in 2023, has pushed postpartum mental …
Lisa Rockelli Gordon is a former news director at Bloomberg Industry Group, where she spent over 35 years covering health care policy, legal issues, and federal regulatory news about Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance. She is a guest author for WRDI.
The recent declaration of a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the former labor-and-delivery nurse who strangled her three young children in 2023, has pushed postpartum mental …
Minnesota made political history this summer. For the first time in any state, the Aug. 11 primary produced all-women matchups in both the governor's race and a …
Last updated: September 15, 2026
The legal battle over mail-in voting ahead of the November 2026 midterms has moved fast this week, and reversed course more than once.
Multiple …
If you've assumed birth control is simply “free” because of the Affordable Care Act, you're only partly right. Since 2012, the federal law has required most …
With a wink to the 1980s sitcom featuring four unrelated women sharing a Miami house, a handful of states have passed "Golden Girls" laws. These state laws, in …
This November, 36 states are holding gubernatorial races, making 2026 a big turnover year in state houses. This year also puts a major spotlight on women governors. Right now, a …
Women hold office at all levels of government across the country. Right now, in fact, the U.S. has the highest number of women governors ever: 14 out of 50 …
For decades, a federal law called EMTALA has guaranteed one basic promise: if you show up at a U.S. emergency room in crisis, the hospital is required to screen …
A growing patchwork of state laws now requires employers to post salary ranges, disclose pay on request, and/or stop asking job candidates about their salary history. Many states have …
Every election cycle, millions of Americans cast ballots under rules that vary dramatically depending on where they live. Oregon and Georgia illustrate this contrast especially well — one in the Pacific …
For LGBTQ+ students, the state where they go to school for K-12 and college can determine whether they can use the bathroom matching their identity, play on the team …
