The absence of an early, focused voter mobilization campaign may be taking a toll.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is an American Prospect senior editor. The award-winning journalist covers politics and policy in states and localities, with beats in economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She is a 2026 Society of Professional Journalists/Washington D.C. Chapter Correspondent Award finalist for her coverage of District of Columbia politics and has earned past recognitions from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Infrastructure: Can We Finally Think Big?
The defining challenge of the next president’s infrastructure agenda will be persuading Congress to come along for the ride.
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Want Transit? Get It on the Ballot!
A record number of transportation-related ballot initiatives will be before voters this Election Day.
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Election Protection: Keeping Calm and Carrying On
As Trump encourages intimidation at the polls, a nationwide coalition of voting rights advocates aims to fight back.
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Massachusetts Charter School Debate Could Turn on Funding
A ballot initiative to expand charters in the Bay State may put fiscal pressure on cash-strapped municipalities.
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Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measures Usher In Next Phase in Drug War
With five states poised to vote on legalizing pot, millennials and minority groups are key voting blocs.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Flying into Transportation Disruption
If you thought drones and self-driving cars were a challenge, just think of the mess regulators will face when driverless flying cars arrive on the scene.
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Trump’s Agenda: A Recipe for Civil Unrest
Donald Trump’s recent remarks highlight the candidate’s bigotry, but also signal a grim future for African Americans should he be elected.
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New Michigan Environmental Chief Enters Through Reverse Revolving Door
Michigan’s Governor Snyder is perpetuating a dubious tradition with his selection of an oil industry executive for his state’s top environmental job.
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Black Lives Matter Plunges into the Affordable Housing Crisis
As the movement branches into economic justice, a protest in Cambridge, Massachusetts, led to a public conversation about the city’s housing policies.