Some leaders have announced plans to minimize abortion criminalization efforts. But state law limits their options.
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads a state with a Republican-controlled legislature. The dynamic complicates her options in response to the overturning of federal abortion rights.
Some states are expanding early voting options that can be helpful for caregivers and hourly workers — roles often occupied by women. But other restrictions on vote-by-mail could complicate the long-term benefits.
As discussion of falsehoods about the 2020 election and their deadly consequences are televised from Capitol Hill, states’ top election officials are grappling with inaccurate information — which can make them targets.
The right to vote is fundamental to American democracy — and covering the ways in which that right is being challenged will be critical as we enter the 2022 midterms and 2024 presidential election.
She’s again the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, with an appeal and donor base turbocharged by her voting rights advocacy and role in helping transform the state’s electorate.
Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s campaign, whether it’s successful or not on Tuesday, has become a flashpoint in the discussion of extremism in state politics — and White women’s role in it.
Ohio Democrats this week picked women as their nominees for both governor and lieutenant governor. Other voters could follow suit in a year when more women are running to lead their states.
Several Democratic-led statehouses have taken steps in recent months to codify abortion protections, but few have done anything to increase access in anticipation of out-of-state patients.
The country will set a new record for number of women governors serving at the same time. Here are the races The 19th is closely following.