Vote by Mail Act: We need to push back against absurdly false claims against voting by mail. The Vote by Mail Act expands voting. It requires that all registered voters be mailed a ballot and that they can vote by returning that ballot by mail, by voting at an early voting center, or by voting at a polling place on Election Day.
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Crisis pregnancy centers fight for ultrasound use in clinics without government oversight: This investigative report by Stateline points out unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) are practicing medicine without any oversight and that even some medical professionals within the UPC movement have started to register concerns.
Online prediction markets rile up state lawmakers: Polymarket and Kalshi are really betting sites not commodity markets and are set up as a mechanism to violate state gambling laws, particularly gambling on sports, explains Stateline.
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