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Missouri abortion ballot measure moves ahead — despite many attempts to thwart it
Organizers in Missouri submitted over 380,000 signatures for a measure to restore abortion rights, overcoming legal challenges, delays and vigorous “decline to sign” efforts led by anti-abortion groups.
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Millions of Latinas stand to be impacted by abortion bans in Florida and Arizona
While Arizona’s total abortion ban will be in effect only temporarily, it highlights how many Latinx people live in states with restrictions on abortion before fetal viability.
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Where does the Supreme Court stand on gender-affirming care bans?
The justices have yet to take up a case on whether statewide bans on transgender health care are unconstitutional. But an upcoming Tennessee lawsuit could be pivotal.
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Angela Alsobrooks wants you to know she really gets it
The Maryland county executive is betting that her experience, both professional and personal, will resonate with voters as she faces one of Congress’ millionaires in a heated Democratic Senate primary.
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The Squad's Summer Lee believes all politics are local, from Israel to infrastructure
The framing by Lee's opponents of her role as a first-term progressive member of Congress from Pittsburgh is at odds with her primary campaign touting President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package.
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New Title IX rules offer 'comprehensive coverage' for LGBTQ+ students and sexual violence survivors
The regulations from the Biden administration strengthen protections for sex discrimination, reversing Trump-era changes.
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She won an Alabama swing district. Her supporters want more women to do the same.
Supporters of Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who ran a campaign focused on abortion, are launching a new PAC focused on recruiting and training women candidates to run for office in the state.
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Tax Day came and went without a vote on the child tax credit
The proposal would give more money to low-income families with children, but the Senate failed to vote on it before the end of the tax season. It’s unclear if it can pass this year.
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It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
New regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will give millions of workers, many of them low-income women of color, access to unpaid leave for the first time.
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Many trans Americans are living in fear. But LGBTQ+ advocates see a reprieve in statehouses.
The number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being signed into law has shifted in the last year, leaving advocates feeling “cautiously optimistic” over a turning of the legislative tide.