WA budget slashes abortion access funding by $8.5 million, largest cut in state history

WA budget slashes abortion access funding by $8.5 million, largest cut in state history

On Saturday, the Democratic budget writers in the Washington State Senate and House of Representatives unveiled a final budget plan for the upcoming biennium.

Anti-abortion advocates gather at Alaska State Capitol in wake of reproductive health funding cuts

Members of Alaskans For Life gather for an anti-abortion rally outside the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) There have been more than a dozen political protests at the Alaska State Capitol since President Donald Trump took office in January. But members of an anti-abortion group called Alaskans for Life who gathered on Thursday said they didn’t have specific demands for legislators. Instead, they t…