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Abortion rights groups tie their fight to voting rights
NARAL said Tuesday that it will back only candidates who work to pass voting rights, and Emily’s List says it won’t support Sen. Kyrsten Sinema if she doesn’t get behind changing Senate rules.
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State lawmakers prepare for a future without Roe v. Wade
As the Supreme Court weighs the biggest abortion rights challenge in a generation, legislators are prepping bills that would exacerbate the divide between abortion deserts and access points.
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Do term limits help women candidates? New York could be a new testing ground
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her support last week for term limits for statewide offices, including her job. Some political organizers and academic experts see a potential ripple effect.
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In 2022, a revived legal fight over the ERA takes shape
Equity-focused groups on Monday added their formal support to a lawsuit that essentially argues the ERA’s protections against gender discrimination are already a part of the U.S. Constitution.
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NYC will have historic women-majority city council, likely led by a Black woman
The group representing America’s largest city includes a series of firsts. That representation appears to have made a difference in an early but key leadership battle.
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North Carolina official opens up about undergoing fertility treatments while running for Congress
Nida Allam, the first Muslim woman elected to public office in the state, has spoken publicly about the realities of trying to become a parent while seeking higher office — and how that impacts her policies.
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What happens when you have an all-women city council? New Mexico is about to find out.
The city of Las Cruces will soon have women representing all six of its city council district seats. It joins a short list of all-women or nearly all-women governing bodies.
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Georgia is ground zero for the fight over voting in 2022, and women of color are on the front lines
Races for secretary of state are expected to have a higher profile in 2022, and possibly nowhere more than in Georgia, where the candidacy of Bee Nguyen, plus Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial bid, will put voting at the center.
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Stacey Abrams announces a second run for Georgia governor in 2022
Abrams, who lost to Brian Kemp in 2018, has become a prominent voice on voting rights issues and the disenfranchisement of Black voters.
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Most state lawmakers earn low salaries. It impacts who can afford to be one.
Lawmakers who spoke with The 19th said they didn’t go into the statehouse to make money. But they also don’t want to be put in a situation where they have to struggle financially just to do their jobs.