Lawmakers seek breakthrough to provide federal protections for IVF

Democratic Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania opened her letter to colleagues with a statistic, and hoped it’d land with her Republican colleagues too. Wild is seeking a rarity in this Congress, a bipartisan coalition on a politically charged issue: federal legislation to offer broad protections for in vitro fertilization treatment.   Wild’s letter, obtained by

Arrests made, chambers cleared during Sacramento City Council discussion of Gaza ceasefire resolution

SACRAMENTO – Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg cleared the council chambers over outbursts during a debate over his proposed ceasefire resolution in Gaza Tuesday night. Multiple people were arrested. The decision to clear the chamber of the public during Tuesday night’s meeting came after he delivered several warnings from the dias. The Sacramento Police Department said