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Annelise Hanshaw

Annelise Hanshaw is a reporter for the Missouri Independent. She writes about education — a beat she has covered on the West and East coasts while working for daily newspapers in Santa Barbara, California, and Greenwich, Connecticut. A born-and-raised Missourian, she is proud to be back in her home state.

crowd gathers outside of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City to protest of transgender bathroom restrictions

Idaho joins states challenging health care protections for transgender Americans

By: Annelise Hanshaw - July 11, 2024

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is leading a coalition of seven states, including Idaho, challenging a rule by the Biden administration that would preempt state restrictions on gender-affirming care. Filed in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Wednesday, the states are seeking to block the regulation and prevent the federal […]

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