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The New Hampshire Senate has advanced a series of bills which opponents say will roll back protections for LGBTQ+ peopleThe measures ban transgender girls from playing sports in middl

The New Hampshire Senate has advanced a series of bills, which opponents say will roll back protections for LGBTQ+ people. The measures ban transgender girls from playing sports in middle and high school, ban transgender people from using bathrooms aligning with their gender and ban gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 18. Sarah Robinson, education justice campaign director for Granite State Progress, called the bills discriminatory and cruel. ...

If two Michigan lawmakers have their way, there will be fewer locations in the state where people are allowed to carry firearms. State Sen. Dayna Polehanki, D-Livonia, and state Sen. ...

New Hampshire Republicans approved a slate of anti-LGBTQ bills, sending them to Gov. Chris Sununu to sign into law.

Firearm-related injuries in Colorado hit a peak in 2022, with over 7,000 health care claims and at a cost of $8.4 million, according to a new analysis by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care. Cari Frank, vice president for communications with the center, said nearly nine in ten gun-related injury claims were for adults. But she said there were alarming spikes in the rate of these injuries among children. ...

A staggering 93% of transgender teens live in a state that has enacted or proposed legislation that would restrict their rights, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at UCLAs School of Law. Utah was the first state this year to enact a bathroom ban, and that has led to some confusion as school districts aim to come into compliance. Elana Redfield, federal policy director is one of the reports authors and says despite the law being what she terms "more measured,&qu...

Some New Hampshire businesses and educators say legislation targeting LGBTQ+ students is harming both kids and the states economy as it faces a critical worker shortage. More than two hundred businesses recently signed on to a letter to Gov. Chris Sununu saying the steady drumbeat of bills targeting transgender youths in particular is tarnishing the states reputation. ...

Wednesdays Kansas City Chiefs victory parade turned fatal, prompting gun-law activists to call for reform. One person died and three people are in custody following what was supposed to be a celebration parade for the Chiefs. Valentyna Usyk attended the parade. ...

Connecticut is considering ending legacy admissions -- the practice of giving preference to family members of alumni -- at all public and private colleges. The proposal comes after the U.S. Supreme Courts 2023 decision ending affirmative action. ...

Families in Massachusetts will have to wait even longer for financial aid offers from colleges and universities this year because of an error in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. The Department of Education said it will not send students financial data to schools until March, a month later than expected. Julie Shields-Rutyna, director of college planning for the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, said it is frustrating for students waiting to hear how much the...