Gretchen Whitmer wants Democrats to keep talking about abortion
The Michigan governor, a rising star in the Democratic Party, reflects on the work that remains in ensuring abortion access in her state and nationwide.
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Women of every race and ethnicity broke representation records in statehouses after the 2022 midterms
Women still lag in representation in elected office, but a number of new highs were hit, according to data compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics.
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Could access to child care be the key to helping parents clear arrest warrants?
"Warrant clinics" have lawyers, clerks and judges — but no threat of arrest, making it a place parents can take care of legal issues without the fear that their child won’t be cared for.
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CNN aired Trump’s election lies this week. For election workers, it has consequences.
Election workers, a predominantly women-led workforce, have had little respite from the effects of conspiracy theories.
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How a new law allowed E. Jean Carroll to seek justice against Trump years later
Survivors of sexual assault and advocates helped pass the Adult Survivors Act in New York that was instrumental to Carroll’s civil case. They hope more people will file claims under the law, an option that expires in six months.
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Jury finds Donald Trump assaulted, defamed E. Jean Carroll
A nine-member jury returned the verdict after hours of deliberations in a civil trial that began in late April and spanned several weeks.
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Just 37 members of Congress are mothers with minor children
‘Politics doesn’t make it easy to be a parent’: Mothers in office hope a new report about representation draws attention to the challenges they face.
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How GOP presidential hopefuls are talking to Iowans about abortion, education and gender
Several Republicans are making the rounds in the Midwest state ahead of the party’s first-in-the-nation caucus there early next year.
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Women are almost half of lieutenant governors. Could it pave the way to higher office?
New research shows the opportunities and challenges for women who are second in command.
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Ranked-choice voting is gaining momentum. So are efforts to stop it.
Advocates of ranked-choice voting say it helps women and people of color candidates participate in a more democratic election system. It’s part of why they see efforts to squash it as so alarming.