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Biden’s new environmental justice office aims to tackle the health impacts disproportionately faced by people of color
The interim director of the Office of Environmental Justice in the Department of Health and Human Services joins a growing list of women of color tapped to work on these issues.
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This teacher's union president has one question for Congress: ‘What are you going to do?’
Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mass shooting at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school killed 21 people — and teachers continue to fight for gun restrictions.
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What primaries in Pennsylvania and Georgia have told us about democracy so far
Analysis: Primaries have been tests of the Big Lie and the power of Trump’s endorsement — but tests still lie ahead for the strength of democracy and the full effects of new laws around voting.
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Vast majority of Americans don’t want Supreme Court decisions on marriage, contraception overturned, new poll shows
With Roe v. Wade poised to be overturned, Momentive and The 19th asked about the decision in that case, plus Loving v. Virginia, Obergefell v. Hodges, and Griswold v. Connecticut.
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Oklahoma becomes first state to end almost all abortion access
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a law Wednesday that would outlaw almost all abortions immediately.
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After Uvalde school shooting, Texas attorney general suggests arming teachers. Educators disagree.
A long-running proposal has little appeal to many teachers, who are already exhausted from a year of COVID-19, overwork and curriculum battles.
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How Stacey Abrams became a fundraising juggernaut
She’s again the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, with an appeal and donor base turbocharged by her voting rights advocacy and role in helping transform the state’s electorate.
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Five women on life with student loan debt — and how forgiveness from Biden could help
Women need a graduate degree just to earn the same as men, but they end up with student loan debt that can take a lifetime to repay.
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Abortion divides Democrats in House runoff in South Texas
Jessica Cisneros is in a rematch Tuesday against Rep. Henry Cuellar, the last anti-abortion House Democrat.
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Stepping in after tragedy: How political wives became widow lawmakers
Since the early 20th century, women have filled seats in Congress left vacant by the death of their partners. If Jennifer Carnahan in Minnesota wins her race this week, she could be the 49th.