Two years in, Biden has prioritized nominating women of color as judges
The 19th took a closer look at how Biden’s administration is shaping the federal bench, as well as how his judicial appointments compare to Trump and Obama.
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With an eye on 2024, some states consider new protections for election workers
The coming presidential election — and the dangerous rhetoric of voter fraud sparked by former President Donald Trump — add new urgency to efforts to protect the women-led workforce.
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'There's no blueprint': Pennsylvania state senator prepares to give birth amid legislative turmoil
Amanda Cappelletti is set to make history as the first state senator to give birth in office, joining just 5 percent of state lawmakers nationwide who are mothers of kids under 18. -
How New Mexico child care workers got the state to invest in their industry
The advocacy and grassroots campaigning by the state’s predominantly Latina workforce could offer a roadmap for workers and officials in other states looking to craft and pass solutions to the child care crisis.
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Abortion rights leaders set focus on access, medication — and the long fight ahead
The presidents of Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America both say that they’re alarmed at attempts to decrease access to medication abortion and that they see young people as key to their ability to change policy in the long term.
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Kamala Harris, in Florida, takes aim at abortion restrictions as attacking ‘the very foundations of freedom’
The vice president, on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, tied the fight for legal abortion to Americans’ past fights for rights.
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The first post-Roe March for Life showed anti-abortion activists are far from done
Anti-abortion activists celebrated the end of Roe last year. Ahead of its anniversary, they’re setting their sights on federal restrictions.
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As states seek to scale back abortions, Montana wants to redefine medical necessity under Medicaid
Advocates and lawmakers have said the move is part of a broader agenda to whittle away access to the procedure, making it more difficult for low-income people to receive services.
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Democrats who flipped statehouses in 2022 are prioritizing abortion access in 2023
Democratic lawmakers who won full control of state government in Michigan and Minnesota have put abortion access at the top of their agendas in 2023 legislative sessions.
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Canceled high school play raises concerns over ripple effects of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law
A viral TikTok video explaining the cancellation of 'Indecent' landed the Jacksonville school and its students in the middle of a conversation about censorship.