A Republican candidate failed to overturn a state supreme court election. But the federal government has picked up where that case left off.
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.
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Missouri’s Republican Legislators Repeal Paid Sick Leave
State lawmakers used classic anti-democratic tactics to override their constituents’ clear preference.
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Republicans Break the Weather
The private sector can’t match the value proposition of the National Weather Service, but companies work to entice Americans to pay up anyway. What happens if they can’t?
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Grim Times for Washingtonians
The fiscal distress Republicans are inflicting on residents of the nation’s capital is unprecedented, and it will hit human services the hardest.
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The Quiet Canadian
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney displays an appreciation for the strategic value of silence during his Oval Office meeting with President Trump.
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Canada Strong
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney fought off Conservative Pierre Poilievre to keep his party in power. Governing will be a challenge of a different order of magnitude.
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Almost All the Critics Love It in New York
Congestion pricing is surprisingly popular, even if Washington wants it gone.
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Arkansas Dreams Up New Ways to Break the Ballot
The failed 2024 abortion ballot initiative campaign likely fueled a wider legislative backlash to direct democracy.
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North Carolina’s Equal-Opportunity Voter Suppression
A Republican’s lawsuits in the last remaining race in Election 2024 open up new pathways for voting rights threats.
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South Dakota and Louisiana Voters Let Lawmakers Have It
Republicans in two states failed to twist the ballot initiative process to their ends. But the fight is far from over.