New poll suggests most religions back the Equality Act
75 percent of people of faith support landmark LGBTQ+ protections
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The fight over voting rights comes to ArizonaArizona, like Georgia, flipped in 2020. And like in Georgia, new rules on voting may be coming.
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What Tishaura Jones' mayoral win says about the political power of Black womenTishaura Jones became the latest with a Tuesday win to become the first Black woman mayor of St. Louis.
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‘This is the first litmus test’: Andrea Young of the ACLU of Georgia on corporations and voting rightsThe civil rights group's executive director talks to The 19th about holding corporations accountable for political donations, the importance of women activists and Atlanta.
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In South Dakota, this type of name change now requires a newspaper notice and feeA new law meant to simplify the name change process after marriage makes it harder to change a middle name to a maiden name.
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Arkansas lawmakers override governor's veto of youth gender-affirming careArkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has vetoed what would have been the first bill banning gender-affirming medical care for youth.
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Ohio’s Nina Turner raised $1.55 million for U.S. House race in first quarterFellow Democrat Shontel Brown raised $640,000 in the special election to replace Marcia Fudge.
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In Michigan, women hold power. Not everyone seems comfortable with that.Republican officials have faced criticism for making sexist remarks about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. But a culture of misogyny has existed for years, according to former and current state lawmakers.
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Iowa Democrat withdraws challenge to congressional election resultsRita Hart had asked Congress to review the results of a six-vote loss against Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. The race was on the brink of becoming a flashpoint in the national debate over election integrity.
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The 19th Explains: How did the child tax credit change, and what comes next?A historic expansion of the child tax credit to make it available to the poorest families is now law. But the change will be in place for just one year — for now — and it’s still unclear when families will begin to receive checks.