More than a year ago, voters in Wheeling Township approved a new property tax to fund mental health services. But due to a legal dispute with political overtones, advocates likely will have to go through another referendum and wait a couple more years before they could get funding. Township officials are refusing to impose taxes… Continue reading Wheeling Township blocks taxes for mental health program OK’d in referendum
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Ohio Governor Blocks Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors
Background Lawmakers passed the measure earlier in December. Those in favor of the bill argued that parents are pressured by doctors to sign off on transition care treatments for their children. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Gary Click, said parents are “being manipulated by the physicians.’’ In addition to banning transition care for minors, the bill… Continue reading Ohio Governor Blocks Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors
Idaho Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban on Gender Transition Care for Minors
Background The law, House Bill 71, specifically bans gender transition surgeries, puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 18 with gender dysphoria. It also makes it a felony for medical professionals to provide the care, with a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. Idaho’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed the bill, also known as… Continue reading Idaho Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban on Gender Transition Care for Minors