Women outnumber men in the Nevada legislature. What difference does it make?
Nevada has the only legislature with more women than men in both chambers. Some academics are studying what that representation means.
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From health care to LGBTQ+ rights and more: What do you want to know about your state legislature?
We’re covering statehouses nationwide and want to know what issues matter to you.
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Biden’s climate plan emphasizes environmental justice
Executive orders direct federal agencies to invest in communities that have seen disproportionate environmental harm.
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State legislatures in 2021: What to expect on trans rights, abortion rights, voting rights and more
Republicans expanded their statehouse majorities in the 2020 election. We’re looking at major issues they’re considering now.
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Equality Act would fill key gaps in civil rights law for women, people of color, the faithful
A new report finds that a landmark bill that would grant LGBTQ+ Americans non-discrimination protections would also expand rights for people of color, religious groups, immigrants and women.
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'The ground has shifted': Biden issues executive orders designed to tackle racial inequities
Activists and organizers see the order on housing, criminal justice, relations with Native Americans and xenophobia toward Asian Americans as a key first step.
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‘If the system is still the same, do we really have justice?’: Bernice King on poverty, race and accountability
The CEO of the King Center speaks to The 19th before launching a new initiative aimed at addressing hate and inequality.
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Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill: Biden administration says it’s resuming the effort
The Obama-era redesign of the currency was delayed during the Trump administration.
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Women are at the table: Biden nominates a record number of women for his Cabinet
Biden has nominated 12 women to his Cabinet — eight of them women of color. There is still a push for diversity across all levels of government.
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LGBTQ+ Americans greet the Biden-Harris era with hope, hesitancy
To many, the moment marks a new dawn, the end of deeply distressing four years. Others are simply exhausted.