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Teachers in Columbus, Sacramento and Minneapolis have also walked out during a year where a national teacher shortage and low morale have impacted education.

Rules governing the workplace have long included exclusions rooted in racism and sexism. But the workers who care for others’ homes and families want those protections, too.

With less than two months before the midterm elections, there are signs that the new legal landscape on abortion has shifted voters’ priorities. Michigan is a crucial test of how much.

Abortion advocates had requested action from the Michigan Supreme Court after an elections board deadlocked on the issue.

In loosening its rules on abortion, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to adopt a policy more in line with the Department of Defense.

As Black women lead major cities across the country, Bass is courting voters by emphasizing her experience, competence and advocacy work. But she has to defeat billionaire Rick Caruso to make history. 

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed.

A ballot measure that would put a right to an abortion in the Michigan Constitution is in front of the state Supreme Court after a four-member board deadlocked on a challenge that described formatting and spacing errors. 

Alleged cases in New Mexico and beyond highlight the power dynamics and underlying bureaucratic structures that make legislatures a place ripe for abusive behavior.

Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP, is running in the Democratic primary for secretary of state.