Rep. Brad Paquette (R-Niles) and Sen. Thomas Albert (R-Lowell) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit gender transition procedures for minors. The three-bill package would prohibit health care providers from conducting hormone treatments, surgeries for sterilization, and surgeries that alter genital appearance on minors, with an exception for minors with medically verifiable disorders of sex […]

State Representative Brad Paquette (R-Niles) introduced legislation last Thursday that would prevent food stamps from being used to purchase soda. Paquette’s House Bill 4305 would require the Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to request a federal waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibiting the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits […]