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The upper chamber also gave final approval to a plan requiring transgender athletes to play on sports teams matching the sex shown on their birth certificate. That athletics plan passed on a 25-8 vote, mostly along party lines, with Sen. Doug Beck, D-south St. Louis County, the only Democrat to support it. Before the vote on transgender health care, Sen. Greg Razer, a Kansas City Democrat and

In a last-minute agreement, Vermont’s largest health care provider and the nation’s largest health insurance company will extend their current contract until the end of the year, preserving access to in-network coverage for about 2,600 Vermonters and New Yorkers. “That’s absolutely wonderful news,” said Eliza Graves, who had been concerned about losing access to her oncologist at University of

Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking lawmakers and voters to approve sweeping mental health reforms that would commit billions of dollars in state funding for behavioral health-based housing and treatment facilities throughout California. The Democratic governor’s proposal, unveiled Sunday in San Diego, would raise at least $3 billion through a bond measure to fund the construction of new mental health

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order protecting and supporting access to gender-affirming health care for LGBTQ people in the state on Wednesday. The move comes amid Republican-backed efforts across the country to limit transgender health care for minors and young adults. “Minnesota strives to be a welcoming and supportive place for LGBTQIA+ community members,” the executive order