States that restrict abortion access have also put harsh anti-trans laws on the books that threaten people’s lives.
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In Kansas, Abortion Is on the Ballot Tomorrow
Younger voters are mobilizing to protect abortion rights ahead of the Kansas primary.
Posted inPolitics
Abolish State Senates
What the country needs is 50 majority-rule unicameral state legislatures.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Electrical Workers Union Fights to Expand Crypto Mining in New York
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.
Posted inTAP
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.
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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.
