The IBEW opposes a bill awaiting signature by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would put a moratorium on new fossil fuel power plants for the crypto industry.
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Putting Choice on the Ballot
Today on TAP: In some key states, voters can use initiatives and referendums to secure choice and boost Democrats in November.
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Alito Outs and Splits the Republicans
Today on TAP: His draft opinion overturning ‘Roe’ has the anti-abortion movement in frantic damage control mode. Will the spin work?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Pennsylvania Oil Lobby Keeps Abandoned Wells Unplugged
The oil and gas industry could jeopardize federal funding to clean up the state’s thousands of abandoned and leaking wells.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How the Texas Legislature Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ACA Marketplace
It’s all about pretending a boatload of federal cash helps the free market.
Posted inBooks
A Personal History Along Route 28
Danica Roem, the nation’s first openly transgender state legislator, triumphed by owning her story and focusing on what voters care about.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Red-State War Against Women, Gays, Transgender Americans …
Republicans’ culture-war legislation is both wedge-issue politics and a subjugation of women and minorities.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court Doesn’t Completely Overturn Majority Rule … for Now
The Court is moving toward verifying a doctrine that gives state legislatures near-unilateral authority over election laws.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Parole Reform Squabble Leaves Hundreds in New York Jails
New York’s prison agency is interpreting key provisions of a landmark parole reform law to keep more people locked up. A lead sponsor of the legislation calls it ‘appalling.’
Posted inWorking in America
Is Washington State About to Deprive Its Gig Drivers of Basic Rights?
A bill quietly sailing through the legislature could do just that.