By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
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Missouri disability advocates spent months warning that a multistate lawsuit could weaken the legal protections allowing people with disabilities to live in their communities rather than institutions.
This week, Missouri walked away from the case.
The state’s withdrawal brought advocates relief. But three states remain in the lawsuit, and the Justice Department is advancing a narrower interpretation of disability law that could give states more room to cut services as budgets tighten.
Steph Quinn explains why Missouri’s exit matters and why the larger fight is not over.
(Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)
by Steph Quinn
Three states remain in the lawsuit, which originally focused on language on gender dysphoria in a federal rule, as the Justice Department signals changes to federal policy on inclusion of people with disabilities.
(Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)
by Rudi Keller
Missouri congressional incumbents seeking reelection hold a huge cash advantage over their leading challengers, final preprimary campaign finance reports show.
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by Kelcie Moseley-Morris
Beginning this summer, the Trump administration will steer millions of dollars toward organizations that focus on anatomy, fertility tracking, hormonal production and “reproductive goals counseling.”
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COMMENTARY
by Tim Storey and Sue Urahn
Like two sides of a coin imprinted with the nation’s motto, “e pluribus unum” — out of many, one — America’s political factions are cast in opposition, but they are intrinsically bound together as parts of a larger whole.
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