The state faces a new high-court battle over extreme partisan gerrymanders.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever
The American Legislative Exchange Council is where corporations and far-right groups go to buy government policy.
Posted inPolitics
North Carolina Shuts Government Off From the People
A change to public records laws, which takes effect today, allows legislators full discretion to retain, sell, or destroy their own documents.
Posted inPolitics
The ‘Dobbs’ Strategy Heads South
Gubernatorial elections this fall in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana may clarify where Democrats can, and can’t, run on abortion.
Posted inPolitics
Battleground Virginia
The Old Dominion’s neck-and-neck legislative elections have huge implications for abortion rights, public education, gun safety, and Glenn Youngkin’s political future.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
California’s Climate Disclosure Bill Could Have a Huge Impact Across the Nation
If signed by Gov. Newsom, the legislation would set a precedent by requiring large companies to disclose total greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted inPolitics
The GOP Is the Party of Corrupt Oligarchy
In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton escaped conviction after being impeached.
Posted inTAP
How to Reform Labor Law Without Exactly Reforming Labor Law
Today on TAP: Federal agencies and Democratic states are enhancing worker rights despite congressional inaction.
Posted inWorking in America
Half a Million California Workers Get a Raise—and a Seat at the Table
Fast-food workers compel McDonald’s and Starbucks to abandon a ballot measure that would have squelched both.
Posted inPolitics
After a Week on Defense, Ken Paxton’s Team Gets the Floor
The second week of the impeachment hearings may be the last. But there’s still a lot of ground to cover.