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From Democracy to ‘My Way or the Highway’ in Missouri

State legislators have embraced norm-shattering techniques to boldly crack one House district. Voters may have the final say about that.

State lawmakers used classic anti-democratic tactics to override their constituents’ clear preference.

Measures introduced in 13 states this year would impose criminal penalties on people who obtain an abortion.

The legislature could spend early 2025 debating how to upend the constitutional amendment on reproductive rights that voters just passed.

Seven states passed constitutional amendments protecting abortion this year, but the backlash from anti-abortion forces has only just begun.

by Emma Janssen July 30, 2024

Cori Bush faces off against Wesley Bell—and millions in super PAC money. But the story isn’t that simple.

Republicans have tipped their hand again.

Republican state lawmakers are enthusiastic practitioners of direct-democracy backsliding. Can voters hold them off?

Workers are celebrating minimum-wage increases around the country, but the new frontier is already creeping toward $20.

In 2024, the most progressive Democrats in the House face attacks from several directions.