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With the planned retirement of Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, Sewell says, ‘I’m doing my homework.’

Several statehouses are advancing bills that experts say will make it harder for people to vote.

The legislation has a number of measures that aim to incorporate racial and gender disparities as they address the coronavirus pandemic and economic struggles.

It’s one of several states debating and enacting policies to help a woman-dominated industry that has been hit hard by the pandemic.

The data underscores the importance of disease prevention measures when opening schools, researchers said.

The changes will allow sole proprietors, who are largely women, to get more aid. 

An idea once touted by Martin Luther King Jr. is gaining momentum in cities across the nation, where pilot programs are already sending money to low-wage workers, many of them Black mothers.

Time is running out this year in Kentucky for Breonna’s Law, a police accountability bill, and one state lawmaker is not giving up. 

The ACLU has been in talks with the administration about the change, which would allow nonbinary and intersex people to get passports that reflect who they are.

As a woman, person of color, or member of the LGBTQ+ community, what challenges have you faced this past year while working to save lives? We want to include your stories in an upcoming virtual event.