10+ hour, 54+ min ago   (696+ words) I have to chuckle inwardly when I hear someone whine about property tax as unfair because it amounts to paying rent to the government on a house that is owned free and clear. Horseshit! That line of reasoning is simplistic,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (871+ words) Demonstrators ordered out of the Missouri House public gallery during a debate on anti-abortion legislation march and chant Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in the Missouri Capitol Building. (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) Just 10 days ago, Steven Rogers says he would have predicted Missourians…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1047+ words) Dr. William Richardson opens the telemedicine portal at his clinic, Choices Women's Center, through which he can see patients seeking an abortion, in his office at the clinic in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Anna Watts for NPR hide caption…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (307+ words) After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, three of Montana’s four neighboring states banned abortion, and the fourth, Wyoming, only has one clinic. Nurse Practitioner Helen Weems runs All Families Healthcare in Whitefish. “I used to do more primary care. And…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1161+ words) HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s next governor could play a key role in determining the protections and rights available to the commonwealth’s LGBTQ residents. While same-sex marriage has been legal across the country since 2015, Pennsylvania still has a law on the books recognizing…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (19+ words) IndyStar See inside the hearing on Indiana's RFRA abortion challenge...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (183+ words) The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the state's near-total abortion ban should include an exemption for those whose religious beliefs permit the procedure. The case is being closely watched because advocates say it could establish a framework…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (983+ words) A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict abortion access four…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (113+ words) US Abortion Pill Columbia Missourian FILE - Bottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, are displayed at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. - To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. The Pulse of I-70 A…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (415+ words) Mifepristone and misoprostol are powerful drugs. The FDA warns about serious adverse events associated with mifepristone, including heavy bleeding, infection and ectopic pregnancy, and the FDA-approved regimen is limited to early pregnancy. The risks to the mother increase as the…...