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Derek Draplin

Derek Draplin is a regional editor at The Center Square. He previously worked as an opinion producer at Forbes, and as a reporter at Michigan Capitol Confidential and The Detroit News. He’s also…

Courts
Federal judge sides with Catholic clinic, halts Colorado’s ban on ‘abortion reversal’ treatment

(The Center Square) – A federal judge ruled over the weekend in favor of a Catholic health care clinic that’s challenging Colorado’s ban on “abortion reversal” treatment. U.S. District Court… Read More

October 24, 2023
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court will decide Masterpiece Cakeshop religious liberty case

(The Center Square) – The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips’ latest appeal after a lower court ruled against the Lakewood-based business owner. Phillips,… Read More

October 6, 2023
Missouri
Report: Bad grade crossing ‘contributing’ factor in Missouri Amtrak collision

(The Center Square) – A bad grade crossing design contributed to the cause of the fatal Amtrak crash that took place in Mendon, Missouri, in June 2022, a report… Read More

August 3, 2023
Courts, Missouri
‘Refused to perform her duties’: Bailey files amended petition against Gardner

(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office has filed an amendment to the state’s petition in the case to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from… Read More

March 23, 2023
Water
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and 24 other GOP governors ask Biden administration to pause its broader clean water rule

(The Center Square) – Twenty-five Republican governors oppose a revised federal rule regulating U.S. waterways, citing uncertainty from an undecided U.S. Supreme Court case related to the rule. The governors… Read More

February 1, 2023