Regional

News from Illinois’ neighboring states: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Lawsuit filed to block Missouri’s gender-affirming care ban

By Tom Wray ● Regional ● July 26, 2023

SB 49, which would block care for youth and those on state health plans, is set to go into effect on Aug. 28.

By Kentucky Lantern ● Regional ● July 19, 2023

The request for emergency relief came days after a federal judge stayed a temporary block on part of a new law.

By Tom Wray ● Regional ● July 17, 2023

The judge stayed his previous injunction, forcing families to leave the state for care.

By Illinois Eagle Staff ● Regional ● July 10, 2023

Kentucky and Missouri’s attorneys general also signed on to the letter.

By Michigan Advance ● Regional ● July 2, 2023

Michigan will be the 22nd state to ban conversion therapy.

By Tom Wray ● Regional ● June 28, 2023

The federal judge said the plaintiffs in the lawsuit were likely to succeed.

By Illinois Eagle Staff ● Regional ● June 28, 2023

A new law removes HIV-related felonies from the books and allows for at-home HIV tests.

By The Buckeye Flame ● Regional ● June 23, 2023

“These laws we are putting into place are making kids unsafe,” said Democrat Rep. Juanita Brent

By Tom Wray ● Regional ● June 20, 2023

The injunction bars the state from enforcing its ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

By Queer Kentucky ● Regional ● June 16, 2023

KKK members displayed membership cards and their guns at a protest in Corbin, Ky.