The board’s initial decision to give the award-winning journalist a five-year contract, not tenure, reflects a politicization of state university governance that can make it harder to bring on top faculty.
The senators have a bipartisan measure to put independent prosecutors, not military commanders, in charge of serious crimes.
The 19th spoke to advocates and experts leading the charge to make menstrual products more accessible and break stigmas.
The polls come as states across the nation weigh bills that would prevent transgender kids from playing on sports teams that align with their gender.
Govs. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Kate Brown of Oregon are raising money to elect more Democratic women governors. Research shows it’s one of the most underrepresented areas of government for women.
For many advocates, it was the first time they watched a movement that was led largely by women and queer folks around a unifying cause that was not based on gender.
The representatives talk about elevating the voices of the least powerful and how women and mothers can rise in the political world.
The legislation, which was introduced in March, passed in the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support.
A new report highlights the financial barriers to parents of young children running for state and local office.
Through an expansion of the child tax credit passed earlier this year, about 90 percent of families with kids will start receiving the tax credit monthly in their bank accounts.