After four years of trying, the Missouri House passed legislation Thursday that would require the state to conduct a study on using psilocybin — also known as “magic mushrooms” — and other alternative therapies to treat depression, substance use or as part end-of-life care. Veterans and first-responders would be able to possess the psychedelic if […]
Witnesses advocated for bills that would require hospitals to at offer the emergency contraception to sexual assault victims.
The days appear to be numbered for a Colorado state law banning so-called "conversion therapy," after the U.S. Supreme Court lopsidedly sided with a licensed counselor on the question of how to evaluate her claims that her constitutional free speech rights were violated by the law's prohibition on discussing same-sex attraction and transgender identity with minors, unless she encourages and affirms those identities.
(The Center Square) - Advocates praised and criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision against a 2019 Colorado law banning conversion therapy.
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled that a 2019 Colorado law banning conversion therapy violates the First Amendment.
Three months before Missourians narrowly voted to legalize abortion, a small group led by Tom Estes gathered in a living room and came up with a plan. The effort that emerged — MO Protects — was improvised, underfunded and, by its own telling, forced to make up for a fractured statewide campaign with volunteer labor […]
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state lawmaker says a proposal to ban law enforcement from using biometric information systems would put crime-fighting efforts back in the Stone Age.
Lengthening the statute of limitations for victims to bring action for child sexual abuse is a key to state efforts.
A St. Louis man under investigation in Jefferson County has been charged with three felonies in St. Louis County. The man allegedly abused a g…
State Rep. Cecelie Williams’ bill seeking to remove a barrier for pregnant women finalizing divorce is headed to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk for approval.