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A new report found that 14 states do not&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/many-states-dont-report-losses-from-data-center-tax-breaks-study-says\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Many states don\u2019t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-9171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/nearly-1-in-4-people-seeking-abortions-out-of-state-chose-illinois-heres-why\/\" aria-label=\"Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. 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Here\u2019s why<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T06:00:30-05:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>A color-coded map illustrates state abortion access in the call center at Chicago\u2019s Family Planning Associates, one of the largest independent&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/nearly-1-in-4-people-seeking-abortions-out-of-state-chose-illinois-heres-why\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here\u2019s why<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-9173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/republicans-squeeze-tax-overhaul-through-missouri-senate-in-late-night-vote\/\" aria-label=\"Republicans squeeze tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/021224_trent1-1024x614-IJdT3F-768x461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Republicans squeeze tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/021224_trent1-1024x614-IJdT3F-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/021224_trent1-1024x614-IJdT3F-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/021224_trent1-1024x614-IJdT3F-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/021224_trent1-1024x614-IJdT3F.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/republicans-squeeze-tax-overhaul-through-missouri-senate-in-late-night-vote\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Republicans squeeze tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-16T05:55:24-05:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Sen. 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The U.S. Forest Service will be undergoing&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/forest-service-shake-up-will-boost-states-role-but-even-supporters-have-concerns\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Forest Service shake-up will boost states\u2019 role \u2014 but even supporters have concerns<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-9151 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/missouri-senate-committee-backs-purple-alert-discusses-tougher-school-bus-stop-penalties\/\" aria-label=\"Missouri Senate committee backs Purple Alert, discusses tougher school bus stop penalties\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-512285042-1024x683-t7hQ87-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Missouri Senate committee backs Purple Alert, discusses tougher school bus stop penalties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-512285042-1024x683-t7hQ87-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-512285042-1024x683-t7hQ87-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-512285042-1024x683-t7hQ87-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-512285042-1024x683-t7hQ87.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/missouri-senate-committee-backs-purple-alert-discusses-tougher-school-bus-stop-penalties\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Missouri Senate committee backs Purple Alert, discusses tougher school bus stop penalties<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-14T06:41:35-05:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City (Getty Images). A Missouri Senate committee debated two bills Monday, one that would create&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/missouri-senate-committee-backs-purple-alert-discusses-tougher-school-bus-stop-penalties\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Missouri Senate committee backs Purple Alert, discusses tougher school bus stop penalties<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-9153 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/safeguarding-health-care-in-rural-missouri-demands-a-new-approach\/\" aria-label=\"Safeguarding health care in rural Missouri demands a new approach\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/200413_UH_COVID_ProgressiveCare-144-1024x683-ul5uid-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Safeguarding health care in rural Missouri demands a new approach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/200413_UH_COVID_ProgressiveCare-144-1024x683-ul5uid-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/200413_UH_COVID_ProgressiveCare-144-1024x683-ul5uid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/200413_UH_COVID_ProgressiveCare-144-1024x683-ul5uid-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/200413_UH_COVID_ProgressiveCare-144-1024x683-ul5uid.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/safeguarding-health-care-in-rural-missouri-demands-a-new-approach\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Safeguarding health care in rural Missouri demands a new approach<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-14T05:50:07-05:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Nurses care for patients within the Progressive Care Unit at University Hospital in Columbia (Justin Kelley\/MU Health Care). Missouri lawmakers are&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/safeguarding-health-care-in-rural-missouri-demands-a-new-approach\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Safeguarding health care in rural Missouri demands a new approach<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/missouri-income-tax-repeal-plans-first-year-cost-jumps-to-4-2-billion-in-senate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Missouri income tax repeal plan\u2019s first-year cost jumps to $4.2 billion in Senate<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T17:28:02-05:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The potential first-year cost of a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate Missouri&#8217;s income tax exploded in a new version being debated&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/missouri-income-tax-repeal-plans-first-year-cost-jumps-to-4-2-billion-in-senate\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Missouri income tax repeal plan\u2019s first-year cost jumps to $4.2 billion in Senate<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" 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athletics<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T17:14:58-05:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Republican state Sen. Jason Bean of Holcomb, pictured at his desk on the first day of the 2024 legislative session, passed&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/missouri-senate-scales-back-proposed-oversight-of-high-school-athletics\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Missouri Senate scales back proposed oversight of high school athletics<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-9143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/missouri-bill-would-require-hospitals-to-offer-emergency-contraception-to-rape-survivors\/\" aria-label=\"Missouri bill would require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape survivors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plan-B-contraceptive-1024x695-haqP9C-768x521.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Missouri bill would require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape survivors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plan-B-contraceptive-1024x695-haqP9C-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plan-B-contraceptive-1024x695-haqP9C-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plan-B-contraceptive-1024x695-haqP9C-700x475.jpg 700w, https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plan-B-contraceptive-1024x695-haqP9C.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\/\" class=\"category-link-uncategorized\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/missouri-bill-would-require-hospitals-to-offer-emergency-contraception-to-rape-survivors\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Missouri bill would require hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape survivors<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T05:55:19-05:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Emergency contraceptives like Plan B are designed to prevent pregnancy by stopping or delaying ovulation (Illustration by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images). 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Look at how it governs<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-13T05:45:51-05:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>(CGinspiration\/iStock Images) A political party is defined by the governing philosophy, values, policies and actions of its\u00a0leaders\u00a0and members. How would you&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/who-is-the-real-republican-party-look-at-how-it-governs\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE to be redirected to the original post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Who is the real Republican Party? 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