Monday - June 30, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Monday June 30, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Equality California Condemns Supreme Court for Siding With Far-Right Extremism in Medina V. Planned Parenthood
LOS ANGELES, California, June 28 -- Equality California issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Equality California Condemns Supreme Court for Siding With Far-Right Extremism in Medina v. Planned Parenthood * In a devastating blow for medical providers and Medicaid recipients, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that those receiving care through Medicaid cannot sue to enforce the program's 'freedom of choice' provision. Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which orig  more

Proterra LLC Urges Targeted Policies for Critical Minerals in Battery Industry
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Proterra LLC, Burlingame, California, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security. The company is urging for targeted trade policies that align with domestic industrial policy to build supply chain resilience for critical minerals and their derivatives. Proterra, with R&D in California and manufacturing in South Carolina, emphasized that the U.S. battery manufacturing sector is deeply embedded in the global critical minerals m  more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Patients' Rights, Allows S.C. to Target Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Planned Parenthood South Atlantic issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Patients' Rights, Allows S.C. to Target Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Planned Parenthood May Be Excluded from the Medicaid Program in South Carolina * Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT) that Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to see their qualified provider of   more

Young Invincibles: SCOTUS Further Restricts Access to Reproductive Health Care
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * SCOTUS Further Restricts Access to Reproductive Health Care The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released a ruling that will uphold a South Carolina policy that bars individuals enrolled in Medicaid from receiving care at Planned Parenthood, limiting access to contraception, STI testing, cancer screenings, and other essential health services from their p  more