Bill to ensure access to contraception advances in Pennsylvania, aided by dozens of GOP House votes

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A proposal to ensure access to contraceptives cleared the Democratic majority Pennsylvania House…

Wisconsin judge to weigh letting people with disabilities vote electronically from home in November

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Monday is expected to consider whether to allow people…

Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion

Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years…

Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware fails in Senate, but could be resurrected

DOVER, Del. — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware failed to win approval in the…

An anti-abortion group in South Dakota sues to take an abortion rights initiative off the ballot

An anti-abortion group in South Dakota has sued to block an abortion rights measure from the…

The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights

CHICAGO — Reeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state…

Toyota shareholders demand vote against chairman Toyoda as automaker embroiled in testing scandal

TOKYO — Toyota’s chairman Akio Toyoda will be facing some disgruntled shareholders this week, as two…

California’s Democratic leaders clash with businesses over curbing retail theft. Here’s what to know

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With retail theft increasing, California Democratic leadership is clashing with a coalition of…

California legislators break with Gov. Newsom over loan to keep state’s last nuclear plant running

LOS ANGELES — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million…

Senate Republicans block bill on women’s right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to…