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How Dobbs made the Wisconsin Supreme Court race one of the biggest elections of 2023

The state’s women-dominated Supreme Court will have the final say on abortion access in the state — and the race could come down to two women judges.

Grace Panetta · February 2, 2023

An American flag is seen in an empty classroom.

Changes to AP African American Studies course set a ‘scary precedent,’ advocates say

In response to backlash from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and education officials, the College Board made subjects like queer studies and intersectionality optional but not required.

Nadra Nittle · February 1, 2023

. Nancy Mace speaks to reporters following a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Nancy Mace warns her party to adopt a more ‘centrist’ abortion agenda or lose women voters

The anti-abortion South Carolina Republican wants her party to welcome exceptions to abortion bans, back expanding access to contraception and find "common ground" with Democrats. It's not clear if anyone is listening.

Mel Leonor Barclay · January 30, 2023

Portrait of Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, smiling softly.

Moms Demand Action founder on gun laws, stepping away and why women can force change

Analysis | “I don’t know that this work does end, honestly, in my lifetime,” Shannon Watts, who plans on stepping down from leadership at the end of the year, told The 19th.

Errin Haines · January 27, 2023

Graph of currently serving article III judges by race and gender: 46% White men, 23% White Women, 16% BIPOC men, 14% BIPOC Women.

Two years in, Biden has prioritized nominating women of color as judges

The 19th took a closer look at how Biden’s administration is shaping the federal bench, as well as how his judicial appointments compare to Trump and Obama.

Candice Norwood, Jasmine Mithani · January 26, 2023

Ballots are received, sorted and verified at the Los Angeles County ballot processing facility.

With an eye on 2024, some states consider new protections for election workers

The coming presidential election — and the dangerous rhetoric of voter fraud sparked by former President Donald Trump — add new urgency to efforts to protect the women-led workforce.

Barbara Rodriguez · January 26, 2023

Amanda Cappelletti speaks with constituents in a local shop.

'There's no blueprint': Pennsylvania state senator prepares to give birth amid legislative turmoil

Amanda Cappelletti is set to make history as the first state senator to give birth in office, joining just 5 percent of state lawmakers nationwide who are mothers of kids under 18.

Grace Panetta · January 25, 2023

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller pose for selfies with attendees.

How New Mexico child care workers got the state to invest in their industry

The advocacy and grassroots campaigning by the state’s predominantly Latina workforce could offer a roadmap for workers and officials in other states looking to craft and pass solutions to the child care crisis.

Mel Leonor Barclay · January 25, 2023

Demonstrators, including Alexis McGill Johnson and Mini Timmaraju join a large group of people protesting the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, in Washington, D.C.

Abortion rights leaders set focus on access, medication — and the long fight ahead

The presidents of Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America both say that they’re alarmed at attempts to decrease access to medication abortion and that they see young people as key to their ability to change policy in the long term.

Grace Panetta · January 23, 2023

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a podium.

Kamala Harris, in Florida, takes aim at abortion restrictions as attacking ‘the very foundations of freedom’

The vice president, on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, tied the fight for legal abortion to Americans’ past fights for rights.

Grace Panetta · January 22, 2023

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