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Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 states this year
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota will weigh in on abortion in November.
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Emerge America wanted to train more Democratic women for office. Growth came with a cost.
The organization has faced a split with the staff of one chapter and tensions with others, leaving leadership posts vacant ahead of a big election year.
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What the fight to expand access to the ballot for Native Americans looks like now
Voting rights attorney Jacqueline De León says that as Native Americans have flexed their political power, some states have tried to add barriers.
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Mistrial declared in case of ex-detective involved in raid that killed Breonna Taylor
A federal jury deadlocked in the federal civil rights trial of ex-detective Brett Hankison, who was charged with using unconstitutional and excessive force in the botched March 2020 raid of Taylor’s home.
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‘Stand your butt up’ and other unusual threats heard in Congress today
A House member was compared to a smurf, a kidney may have been punched and Sen. Bernie Sanders had to keep the peace.
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Abortion rights keep winning, and Democrats see a lesson for 2024
Election results in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky show the issue’s continued potency and give a boost to efforts to pass ballot measures in red and purple states next year.
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Ohio votes to guarantee abortion rights in its state Constitution
With the victory on Issue 1, abortion rights advocates are on a 7-and-0 ballot measure winning streak since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
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In Kentucky race shaped by abortion, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear wins second term
The anti-abortion record of his Republican opponent, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, became a key issue in the race even though the governor’s office has little control over abortion policy.
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Ohio is voting on abortion. Advocates see it as a ‘real test’ for democracy.
Abortion rights supporters have worked to combat widespread misinformation — and attempts by state leaders to thwart the passage of an amendment that would guarantee a right to abortion.