She’s the only Black trans person currently in public office in the country, and her political profile is growing.
Maintaining their ranks at the gubernatorial level will likely hinge on whether candidates like Acton prevail in key incumbent-free races.
In places like Montana, Alabama, Georgia and Arizona, women of color are campaigning to become utility commissioners. If they win, they’ll bring much needed representation to their communities.
They see the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling as a devastating blow to Black voters — but are ready to win anyway.
The amendment, which got bipartisan support, removes language from the farm bill that Democrats say would protect pesticide companies from health-related lawsuits.
Criminal transgender bathroom ban is only state law that extends to private businesses, and has steeper penalties than others, ACLU says.
Mills cited fundraising challenges as she cleared the path for Democrat Graham Platner to take on Sen. Susan Collins.
In a scathing dissent, Justice Elena Kagan said the court's conservative majority has completed its "demolition" of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The justices will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that asks them to decide whether a key program deadline will be extended as local volunteers attempt to stave off a suite of restrictive state immigration measures.