The Court is moving toward verifying a doctrine that gives state legislatures near-unilateral authority over election laws.
state legislatures
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.
Posted inPolitics
The Uphill Fight for an Ethics Scrutinizer
In Maryland, clean-government groups want to create the post of public advocate to advance voters’ causes and call out government sleaze.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Major U.S. Companies Slam Voter Suppression Laws, Then Donate to Their Sponsors
The companies’ donations appear to contradict their public statements in support of voting rights.
Posted inWorking in America
How Farmworkers Are Organizing to Close the Wage Gap
Agricultural workers in New York just formed the state’s first farmworker union, but a new law guaranteeing overtime protections and organizing rights has been delayed.
Posted inTAP
How California Got So Blue
Today on TAP: Liberals owe thanks to two notable progressives who are stepping down from their posts.
Posted inPolitics
The Critical Power of State Legislatures
A Q&A with David Toscano, the former Democratic leader of the Virginia House of Delegates, on nullification, federalism, voting rights, Glenn Youngkin, and more
Posted inWorking in America
Ron Kim Targets a New York Progressive Heavyweight in Allegations of Wage Theft
Kim accuses the Chinese-American Planning Council of rampant wage theft—and, in coordination with 1199SEIU, of blocking workers’ access to the courts.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New York Democrats Try Again to End Some Fossil Fuel Subsidies
The state spends $1.6 billion a year subsidizing oil and gas. Lawmakers are trying to eliminate about one-fifth of that spending.
