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The 19th News Network
Stories published in partnership with The 19th News Network, a collective of national, regional and local publishers seeking to advance racial and gender equity in politics and policy journalism.
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This county has dealt with pregnancy disparities for decades. Their solution? Adopt-A-Mom
Guilford County, North Carolina detected racial and insurance-based inequities in maternal care. Then it sought to change outcomes.
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South Carolina's GOP ‘sister senators’ say farewell after reelection bid losses
Five bipartisan women in the state Senate blocked a near-total abortion ban. Only one of the five will return to the chamber next year.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court seems poised to decide if abortion is protected by the state constitution
Wisconsin Supreme Court chief has called for an investigation over an "ostensibly leaked" draft court order on a high-profile abortion case.
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Inside a vogue ball for trans people in New York’s most notorious jail
Many ballroom legends have passed through Rikers Island. During the second annual ball, their art form was celebrated.
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Planning parenthood for incarcerated men
An innovative sex-ed curriculum in Southern California is teaching incarcerated men about consent, birth control, and dismantling masculinity.
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One state radically boosted new teacher pay — and upset a lot of teachers
Under a new law, all Arkansas teachers earn more money but now districts face another set of problems.
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Day care, baby supplies, counseling: Inside a school for pregnant and parenting teens
A school on the Washington-Idaho border offers one approach to better serve students raising young children in the post-Dobbs era.
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Louisiana governor signs law to declare abortion drugs ‘dangerous substances’
Mifepristone and misoprostol, the two primary drugs used for medication abortions, will be considered Schedule IV drugs, putting them on par with potentially addictive prescription drugs.
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In Montana, a child care conundrum is keeping thousands out of the workforce
Barriers to child care kept an estimated 66,000 Montanans from fully engaging in the workforce in 2023. Families, providers, policymakers and higher education are searching for a solution.
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Louisiana House votes to define abortion drugs as dangerous controlled substances
Under the legislation, Louisiana would become the first state in the nation to categorize mifepristone and misoprostol as dangerous, signaling a new policy issue for the anti-abortion movement nationwide.