Bills to restore voting rights for people who are no longer incarcerated are gaining momentum, and some advocates say extending them to those who are now in prison would empower parents — especially mothers.
Moira Shea made history on the Senate floor in 1997. Decades later, she remains a voice for disability policy changes.
Early voting started Tuesday in the race between liberal Janet Protasiewicz and conservative Dan Kelly, which has become the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.
State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s legislative blockade reflects how advocates for and against trans rights often rely on the playbook used in fights over abortion access.
Kamala Harris’ stop in Iowa is a sign to abortion access advocates and local Democratic legislators that the red state, whose Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could sharply curtail access, is not forgotten.
'We all have an obligation to hold people accountable for when they say something wrong, especially when it's misogynistic, especially when it's homophobic,' Chasten Buttigieg said Thursday on ‘The View.’
The Department of Justice has recently charged two men with making threats whose targets included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel.
As the state’s highest court prepares to rehear cases on voter ID and gerrymandering that it decided just last year, a Democratic justice brings her personal and professional lives to bear.
The Pay Teachers Act aims to address staffing shortages while recruiting and retaining teachers — many of whom are historically underpaid.
Analysis | It’s part of the American struggle over who is able to fully participate in our democracy and society and how.