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With Chicago’s police leadership in flux, a new report on the nation’s law enforcement ‘crisis’ offers a path forward

Public trust in police has eroded, the number of officers has dwindled and crime has risen. So what comes next for a department pushing to comply with sweeping reforms?

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2023

Debate on Nebraska gender-affirming care bill gets combative

Debate that began Tuesday on a bill that seeks to ban gender-affirming care for minors quickly grew contentious on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature, with supporters and opponents admonishing each other for a lack of collegiality

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

States cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash surpluses

The tax-cutting trend is going full force in states even as some are raising concerns about a slowing economy

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Ron DeSantis doubles attacks on ‘dramatic and chaotic’ Trump

Florida governor seen as biggest rival to former president for 2024 GOP presidential nomination

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

DeSantis accused of changing pronunciation of his own name

‘I’ve called up and called him Deh-Santis for several years now. I don’t know what’s happening. This is a little strange, to be honest,’ Michael Binder said in 2018

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Doctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits

Missouri’s attorney general says he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

5 bills on abortion were filed in the 2023 Kentucky Legislature. None of them got a hearing

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the first regular session of the Kentucky Legislature since the state’s trigger law banning abortion took effect, the Republican supermajority showed little interest in modifying those restrictions.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott organizes “school choice” rally at the Capitol

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has embraced Senate Bill 8, which will get its first committee hearing Wednesday. But House Speaker Dade Phelan hasn’t made school choice legislation a priority.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 21, 2023

Georgia senators send gender care restrictions to governor

A ban on most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies in Georgia for transgender people under 18 is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

Bill to limit health care for transgender kids heads to Georgia governor’s desk

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday voted to send to the governor a bill that would prevent medical professionals from giving transgender children certain hormones or surgical treatment.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023