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During the pandemic, nonprofits in Los Angeles took on the monumental task of helping feed, house and vaccinate millions of Californians suddenly thrown out of work. Now, a new report calls on the city to overhaul the way it works with the nonprofit sector. The Committee for Greater LA found nonprofits are struggling, for example, to get paid on time for services rendered. ...

Idaho is the first state in the nation to criminalize the act of helping people younger than age 18 get an abortion in another state. House Bill 242, which bans so-called "abortion trafficking," was passed by lawmakers last week and signed by Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday. ...

New York environmentalists are protesting banks heavily invested in the fossil fuel industry as part of a national day of action today (Tuesday). Led by the group Third Act, protests across the U.S. will consist of rallies, art installations, and activists cutting up credit cards. ...

Abortion restrictions have been a hot topic in the Nebraska Legislature for the second year in a row, and now the issue has heated up even more. Sen. Merv Riepe, R-Omaha, introduced an amendment to the abortion bill sponsored by Sen. ...

New York's State Legislature is considering a bill to ensure that companies contracting with the state don't contribute to tropical deforestation. The Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act holds companies contracting with New York State accountable for any deforestation they might take part in, whether that's through how their product is made or through their supply chain. A study from the University of Cambridge finds 94 companies have adopted zero-deforestation commitments, although most are not put into practice. ...