Young people ratchet up the pressure on state agencies to confront the climate crisis.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is a senior editor at The American Prospect. She covers states and cities, focusing on economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She wins awards, too, most recently picking up a 2024 NABJ award for coverage of Baltimore and a 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication urban journalism award for her feature story on the pandemic public transit crisis.
Ranked-Choice Voting Draws Bipartisan Ire
Republicans have gone after RCV, and Democrats aren’t exactly fans. But the reform could spark wider interest in a more productive politics.
Pick Your Own Political Nightmare, New York Edition
Gov. Kathy Hochul broke congestion pricing and now she owns it.
Could the GOP Do for Birth Control What It Did for Abortion?
Republicans have tipped their hand again.
Prospects Clouding for State-Run Marijuana Outlets in New Hampshire
Federal prohibitions make it difficult for what should be an easy state government opportunity.
A Voting Disinformation Snapshot
House Republicans dial up nonexistent voting threats to undermine the National Voter Registration Act.
Baltimore Strikes Back
How abortion plus Charm City infrastructure miscues could torpedo Larry Hogan’s Senate chances
Incrementalizing Cannabis
What America gets when Congress and the executive branch slow-roll progress
Flint’s Never-Ending Water Crisis and ‘Punishment Nightmare’
Corporate executives meet in Paris, Washington delays restitution, and the city dithers over pipe replacements.

