Health care bill approved by Missouri House includes expansion of doula services • Missouri Independent

A wide-ranging health care bill that includes a provision expanding doula services for low-income families passed out of the Missouri House on Thursday.

Missouri Independent
Missouri House approves 'Food is Medicine' bill aiding Medicaid patients • Missouri Independent

The bill lays out a program allowing health care professionals to prescribe healthy food to Medicaid recipients with diet-related illnesses.

Missouri Independent
New secularism law is looming over Way of the Cross marches on Good Friday in Quebec
Christians across Quebec are about to face a new legal landscape a day after legislature adopted a law that could crack down on their annual Way of the Cross processions.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11758321/quebec-secularism-law-good-friday/

GEORGIA LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS, LEAVING KEY ELECTION BILL UNRESOLVED AMIDST BUDGET PASSAGE

Georgia lawmakers passed the state budget on Friday but left a key election bill unvoted on. Find out what happens next for voters.

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https://newsletter.tf/georgia-election-bill-unresolved-budget-passed/

Georgia's legislative session ended Friday with the state budget passed, but a major election bill did not get a final vote. This leaves election rule changes uncertain for voters.

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https://newsletter.tf/georgia-election-bill-unresolved-budget-passed/

Georgia Election Bill Unresolved as Lawmakers Pass Budget on Friday

Georgia lawmakers passed the state budget on Friday but left a key election bill unvoted on. Find out what happens next for voters.

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Video lottery bill debate shows Missouri Senate resistance to expanded gambling • Missouri Independent

Proponents are promising hundreds of millions for education and removal of unregulated slot machines across Missouri.

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Ban on THC seltzers, other intoxicating hemp products heads to Missouri governor • Missouri Independent

A bill now heading to the Missouri governor would take all intoxicating hemp products off the shelves starting Nov. 12.

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Missouri House passes bill to study psilocybin therapy for veterans and first responders • Missouri Independent

Despite overwhelming support for the idea in past years, Thursday marks the first time the House has sent the bill on to the Senate.

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Missouri House once again sends child care tax credit package to the Senate • Missouri Independent

The bill, which has hit roadblocks in the Senate since 2023, would allow parents, child care providers and businesses to claim tax credits.

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Legault attends his last sitting at legislature as Quebec premier
François Legault, Air Transat's founder, got started in politics in 1998 under former Parti Québécois premier Lucien Bouchard and created the CAQ in 2011.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11757335/legault-last-sitting-quebec-premier/