Return to surplus pushed out again in New Zealand New Zealand's fiscal woes are set to lengthen with the mid-year budget pushing out a return to surplus to 2030. AAP · Dec 16, 2025
Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge's ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and imposes restrictions on gender-affirming surgery The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery A Nebraska judge is allowing a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery to remain in effect The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023
‘The best state for workers’: what are Minnesota’s new labor laws? New legislation will mandate paid leave, prohibit non-compete clauses and bar captive anti-union meetings, among other measures The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2023
The first office for missing and murdered Black women and girls set for Minnesota The office will investigate cold cases and reopen suspicious cases, assist police agencies and community groups in active cases, and serve as a point of contact for those reluctant to talk to police. WEKU · May 30, 2023
California may create a new Amber Alert for missing Black women and girls. Here’s how SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Amid ongoing concerns that missing Black women and girls are too-often ignored by law enforcement and the media, a California legislator has proposed alert notifications to mandate immediate action when those cases happen. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
Minnesota has become an island of abortion access MOORHEAD, Minn. — The move, as the crow flies, was about two miles — just across the Red River into Minnesota. But for North Dakota’s last abortion provider, it was a world apart. Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022