Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses.
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Corruption in New York’s Redistricting Plans
Today on TAP: A key member of the supposedly independent redistricting commission has a flagrant conflict of interest. Will he recuse himself?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans Want to Ban All Abortions, Even if It Kills Mothers
The anti-choice mask comes off in Texas.
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Massachusetts Blues
It’s not just far-right Republicans who undermine democracy. A majority of voters in the Bay State favor progressive policies, but don’t get them. Why not?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Abortion Confusion in Texas
State courts must now decide how to handle life-threatening pregnancy issues that state attorneys, lawmakers, and medical officials refuse to clear up.
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Texas Republicans: Maniacs and Megalomaniacs
Today on TAP: The legislature already stopped cities from passing laws they don’t like; now they’re claiming they can supersede federal law, too.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Texas Legislature Votes to Seize Immigration Authority From Feds
A major U.S. Supreme Court case could be on the horizon as the Lone Star State takes international matters into its own hands.
Posted inWorking in America
Business Groups’ Reflexive Anti-Worker Demagogy
In New York, the business lobby resorts to apocalyptic ads to stop a ban on noncompete provisions.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Breaking the Dominion Uniparty in Virginia
Clean Virginia and its opposition to the state’s monopoly utility was a hidden driver of election results.
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Brothers From Other Mothers
How poor decision-making added up to Election Day defeats for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney
