Kentucky lawmakers passed more than 100 bills during the 2025 legislative session. Here are some that go into effect at the ...

The court weighed in on Tennessee's law banning medical treatments for minors like puberty blockers and hormones.

People listen to the public comment period during a meeting of the Columbia City Council on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The ...

A frenzy of amicus briefs filed this month in a controversial Supreme Court case is shaking up the debate about conversion ...

The chambers were at capacity as the council considered voting to repeal the city’s ban on conversion therapy. Joshua Boucher jboucher@thestate.com There are three reasons for the Columbia City ...

Conservative state leaders want Columbia to repeal the ban on conversion therapy within the city limits passed in 2021, and are threatening legal action and millions of state dollars if they don ...

Henry McMaster said he does not plan to veto a measure that would threaten funding to cities with bans on conversion therapy. “I know there are a lot of important things that need to be done ...

Henry McMaster on June 3, which specifically withholds certain state dollars from cities and towns that ban conversion therapy. Columbia is the only municipality in South Carolina with such a policy.

SEATTLE — Washington State Attorney General (AG) Nick Brown led a coalition of states supporting Michigan's ban on conversion therapy for minors, the AG’s office said in a release. The ...

Columbia City Council first approved the ban on conversion therapy in June of 2021. The measure forbids conversion therapy on minors, which is when a counselor or therapist aims to change an LGBTQ ...