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RALPH HISE WANTS TO BAN TRANSGENDER TREATMENT FOR 21 AND UNDER: The legislation follows a nationwide trend of GOP-controlled state legislatures looking to limit treatments for transgender adolescents. Unlike other states, however, North Carolina would classify adults between the ages of 18 and 21 as minors under the “Youth Health Protection Act.” Medical professionals who facilitate a transgender person s desire to present themselves or appear in a way that is inconsistent with their biological sex could have their license revoked and face civil fines of up to $1,000 per occurrence. The measure bars doctors from providing gender confirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery. Senate Bill 514 would also
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The acrimony between Republicans and large companies over Georgia underscores the party’s increasingly fraying relationship with corporate America over social and cultural issues as GOP leaders grapple with the direction of the party after the 2020 election.
Republicans intensify criticism of corporations over Georgia voting law, threaten ‘consequences’ Updated: 2 hours ago Published 2 hours ago
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Print article WASHINGTON - Republicans are criticizing corporations over their decision to condemn a new Georgia voting law, part of the party’s embrace of the populism espoused by Donald Trump even as it creates tensions with traditional allies in the business community. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Monday accused corporations of siding with Democrats’ portrayal of the law as the new Jim Crow, which he called an attempt to “mislead and bully the American people.” He argued that it would expand, not restrict, voter access to the polls, and his statement included a threat of unspecified “serious consequences” if companies continued to take sides opposite Republicans on a variety of issues.
Yves here. We’re running this post as an apparently badly needed reminder that the consequences of getting Covid extend beyond the risk of death, hospitalization, and missing time from work. Many who contract Covid suffer from damage that may be lasting, from serious lung abnormalities to kidney impairments and brain inflammation. This post focuses on the heart.
For sports fans across the country, the resumption of the regular sports calendar has signaled another step toward post-pandemic normality. But for the athletes participating in professional, collegiate, high school or even recreational sports, significant unanswered questions remain about the aftereffects of a covid infection.