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Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults

2 years 6 months ago
Missouri's attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care for adults in addition to minors, in a move that is believed to be a first nationally and has advocacy groups threatening to sue.
SUMMER BALLENTINE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press

Assistant circuit attorney mulling run against his boss, taking leave from office

2 years 6 months ago
This week, KSDK learned a former Kim Gardner supporter now wants to run against her to become the next St. Louis circuit attorney, and now, one of her own employees has confirmed he, too, is considering a run for the office. Assistant Circuit Attorney Alex Polta told me he is thinking about running against his boss. “I am thinking about it because whoever gets this job next is going to have a big (expletive) mess to clean up, and everything is going to be highly scrutinized by the attorney general’s…
Christine Byers

Madison County Community Development Offers $4,000 Scholarships

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Community Development is offering college and occupational training scholarships for low-income students who plan to attend school during the upcoming school year starting this fall. The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) scholarships will be awarded to low-income students who are or will be attending an accredited Illinois university, community college, technical or vocational school. The CSBG will select five students to receive a $4,000 ($2,000 per semester) scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year. Those interested in applying for the scholarship should contact the college’s financial aid offices, their high school guidance counselor or visit Community Development’s website at https://www.madisoncountyil.gov/departments/community_development/community_services.php . To be eligible, students must meet the block grant income guidelines as well as the other requirements as follows: Candidates must provide proof of Madison

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Limits on transgender care for Missouri youths begin shortly

2 years 6 months ago
Missouri minors will soon be required to go through 18 months of therapy before receiving any gender-affirming health care. The state's Republican attorney general announced a new emergency rule Thursday imposing those limits starting April 27.
SUMMER BALLENTINE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH

Try Fedi Friday: Just One Day A Week, Experiment With Alternative Social Media

2 years 6 months ago
It’s not at all surprising why tons of people, including journalists, are sticking around Twitter even if they shouldn’t. Part of it is inertia. People were settled into what worked before, and change is difficult. Partly because of that, people are loathe to switch. Even those who have switched over to alternatives like Mastodon in […]
Mike Masnick