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Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban

TOPEKA — Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share new patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while in Louisiana bills to loosen its restrictive ban face an uphill battle, thanks to Republican supermajorities in both Legislatures. Democratic ...

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking. The case is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on ...