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The 19th News Network
Stories published in partnership with The 19th News Network, a collective of national, regional and local publishers seeking to advance racial and gender equity in politics and policy journalism.
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Parents are quitting jobs, passing on raises — to qualify for child care
About 10 percent of families who are eligible actually get child care assistance.
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Texas files first lawsuit against out-of-state abortion provider
This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.
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Postpartum depression is costing the United States billions. Can cities help?
From Philadelphia to Flint, cities are experimenting with guaranteed income programs to help ease new and expectant mothers’ financial stress.
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California banned bilingual education for almost 20 years. It still hasn’t recovered.
The nation’s most linguistically diverse state has a tortured history with bilingual education in public schools. The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage.
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Missouri voted for an abortion rights amendment — and the Republicans who vow to overturn it
Progressive initiative petition campaigns keep finding success in a state that hasn’t voted for a Democrat for statewide office since 2018.
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Pamela Goodwine makes history again as first Black woman on Kentucky Supreme Court
She's no stranger to firsts as the first Black woman in Lexington to be district judge and, later, the first to be circuit judge. Now, she's made history again.
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How the Supreme Court case on trans youth could affect health care for all Americans
The stakes in United States v. Skrmetti are even higher than most Americans realize. If the court rules to keep the ban on gender-affirming care in place, the consequences could be wide-reaching.
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Harris has supported gender-affirming care for incarcerated people, but Trump ads need context
During the 2019 Democratic primary, Harris supported access to gender-affirming surgery for people in federal prisons and immigration detention. In recent comments, she has said she will "follow the law."
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‘Womb to tomb’: Can anti-abortion advocates find common ground with the climate movement?
Some Christian activists are trying to mobilize anti-abortion conservatives for environmental action under the banner of protecting life. But not everyone in or outside the church agrees with the tactic.
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Hadley Duvall is the 'accidental activist' making voters care about abortion
The 22-year-old never wanted to be political. Now she's touring the country for the Harris campaign.