Photo credit: iStock.com/hxdbzxy Rates of childhood obesity in the U.S. have soared in the past few years, with an alarming 19.7% of children classified as “obese” or “morbidly obese” in 2020. As children’s physical and [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Prostock-Studio Across the country, states are proposing new policies that would restrict the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the purchase of sugary foods, such as soda and candy. These [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/24K-Production Across the United States, lawmakers are increasingly reconsidering psilocybin policy in response to growing evidence of its therapeutic potential. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in particular species of mushrooms. [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Motortion In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overruled a federal constitutional guarantee of freedom to abortion. Since then, legislation concerning reproductive healthcare—including access to [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Francesco Scatena Recent trends across the country have seen several states introducing bills to ban certain chemicals, particularly perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in consumer products. According to the EPA, PFAS are persistent [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/naturalbox The debate over raw milk legislation has intensified in 2024, with several states introducing or passing bills that address the sale and distribution of unpasteurized dairy products. Raw milk has not undergone [...]

In this episode of the Back in Session podcast, hosts Ryan Stevens and Ryan DeMara sit down with Terra McClelland, President of the State Government Affairs Council (SGAC) and Vice President of Government and External [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Vladyslav Horoshevych Vaping has become increasingly popular among school-age Americans. A recent study found that 2.5 million U.S. youth vape. Relative to other nicotine products, young adults commonly prefer battery-operated devices like e-cigarettes, [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/sittithat tangwitthayaphum State legislators have grappled with policies surrounding physicians offering life-ending care to terminally ill patients for many years. Life-ending care enables medical providers to go further than just making patients who [...]

The process of artificial insemination of an egg in an IVF clinic. Reproductive medicine, in vitro fertilization In February 2024, Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. [...]